<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday inaugurated 27 development peojects and laid foundation stones of five others including Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Novotheatre here in the district.</b></span><br></div><div><br></div><div>The prime minister unveiled the plaques of the completed projects from a grand rally at the Rangpur Zilla School ground here this afternoon. From the same venue she laid the foundation stones of five other projects. </div><div><br></div><div>The new projects will be implemented under different ministries and divisions and Rangpur City Corporation at a cost of over Tk 2000 crore.</div><div><br></div><div>Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Novotheatre is seen as an important one among these.</div><div><br></div><div>The 10-storey Novotheatre is being built on 10 acres of land at a cost of Tk 417 crore in Rangpur Upshohor around six kilometre away from the city.</div><div><br></div><div>Officials say this will help ensure more socio-economic upliftment of the locality.</div><div><br></div><div>Students will gain knowledge about the space science in the easiest way and would be encouraged to study science, they said.</div><div><br></div><div>The government has already built Banagabandhu Novotheatre in Dhaka while four others are being built in Barishal, Rangpur, Rajshahi and Khulna.</div><div><br></div><div>Work on the Novotheatre in Rajshahi has almost completed and likely to be oppened in one or two months.</div><div><br></div><div>Each of the division will get a Novetheatre to fulfill PM Hasina's  pledge.</div><div><br></div><div>The Prime Minister also laid foundation stones of Rangpur Regional office of Bangladesh Public Service Commission Secretariat, Bitac Center of Rangpur district, women hostel for Rangpur Medical College and regional office of BMDA.</div><div><br></div><div>The projects under Youth and Sports Ministry which were inaugurated are- Sheikh Russell Media Center, Sheikh Russell Indoor Stadium, Sheikh Russell Swimming Pool, Rangpur Palichara Stadium, Divisional Women Sports Complex.</div><div><br></div><div>The projects under Rangpur City Corporation are- Rangpur City Central Bus Terminal, Rangpur City Asphalt Plant and Store Yard.</div><div><br></div><div>The projects under Agriculture Ministry are- Nalaya River Re-excavation (19.14 kilometre), Alaikumari River Re-excavation (19.24 kilometre), Noimulla Beel Re-excavation (14.57 acre), Chithli Feel Re-excavation (19.63 acres), Varardaha and Patuakamri Beel Re-excavation (22.89 acres).</div><div><br></div><div>The projects under Local Government and Rural Development and Cooperatives Ministry are- development works of road from Pirgacha upazila Chowdhurani GC to Shathibari R&H, Rehabilitation works of road from Pirgacha upazila Vendabari to Khalashpir GC, Rehabilitation works of road from Kaunia upazila Tepamdhupur GC to Paotana GC, construction of 96 meter bridge over Ghaghat river at Gopalganj Ghat in Mithapukur Upazila, construction of 40 meter bridge on Burirhaat GC- Kakina R&H road in Gangachara upazila and construction works of Pallimari government primary school cum shelter in Kaunia upazila.</div><div><br></div><div>The projects under Health Engineering Department are- Rangpur Medical College Multipurpose Building, Helencha 10-bed Mother and Child welfare center at Mithapukur upazila in Rangpur, office of divisional health health director of Rangpur Division, Matharganj 10-bed Mother and Child welfare center at Pirganj upazila in Rangpur, 14 No Chatra 10-bed Mother and Child welfare center at Pirganj upazila in Rangpur, 10 bed Begum Rokeya Modern Hospital of Payraband union of Mithapukur upazila in Rangpur and Khalashpir 10-bed Mother and Child welfare center at Pirganj upazila in Rangpur.</div><div><br></div><div>The other projects are- The preservation of 2540 meter river banks in Pirganj upazila and office building of inspection of Rangpur Factories and Organisations. According to UNB reports </div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>