Some 116 projects in power sector need $24.73 billion investment
Dhaka – State Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid has urged the country`s banks…
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Pakistan’s persistent energy crisis
Nadeem ul Haque Islamabad – For almost a decade, Pakistan has lacked the energy it…
Expart finds EIA on Rampal power plant inappropriate
Dhaka, June 10 – The government’s report on the possible impacts of Rampal Power Plant…
Solar tents improve nutrition in highlands villages of Bolivia
By Franz Chávez Phuyuwasi, Bolivia, Jun 7 2017 (IPS) – In this remote highlands valley…
Supreme Court stays HC order blocking gas price hike
Dhaka – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court o Monday extended its order staying…
Russia-India accord on Kudankulam nuke plant phase III
Dhaka – ASE Group of Companies, a sister concern of Russia’s state nuclear power corporation…
Power agony likely to prolong; 18 plants still out of operation
Dhaka – Although State Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid has assured that the…
New gas price effective from Thursday
Dhaka – The new gas price is going be effective from Thursday as the Supreme…
PM seeks support from friendly countries for Rohiynga repatriation
Dhaka – Irked by the very slow pace of repatriation of Myanmar nationals Rohiynga from…
Court stay on gas price hike 2nd phase goes
The chamber court yesterday stayed a High Court order that had stayed for six months…
Hasina in Vienna to attend IAEA meet
Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina on Monday left for Austrian capital Vienna to attend…
Hasina off to Austria to attend IAEA conf
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka for Vienna, Austria on Monday morning to…
Why nuclear could become the next ‘fossil’ fuel?
Homestead, US, May 28 (BSS/AFP) – A gray dinosaur statue outside south Florida’s largest power…
PM’s Austria tour: Combating terrorism high on agenda
Dhaka – Bangladesh will discuss how effectively the global terrorism can be fought apart from…
Coal India wins tax boost
State-run Coal India Ltd , saddled with millions of tonnes of unsold coal, is expected…
Power supply situation to improve by Saturday: Minister
Dhaka – State Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid on Thursday reiterated that some…
Asian shares gain, tracking Wall St advance, oil price rally
Hong Kong – Asian shares climbed Thursday after Wall Street advanced overnight into record territory…
Huge investment in power sector turns pointless: BNP
Dhaka – BNP on Wednesday questioned the huge investment in power sector as the country…
Agony of mother earth world’s forests depleted for fuel
By Baher Kamal This is the second of a two-part series on how humankind has…
Rosatom takes part in Beijing nike industry exhibition
Dhaka – Rosatom took part in the 12th China International Exhibition on Nuclear Power Industry…
‘BD on verge of having nuke cente for govt’s farsight’
Dhaka – Bangladesh is for the first time on the brink of setting up nuclear…
For green energy friends and activists
We are some Bangladeshis and Bangladeshi-origin Germans currently living in different German cities and from…
Dhaka for cooperation with Stockholm for energy, urban dev
Dhaka, May 10 – State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid, now…
Manipur villages oppose oil explorations
Newmai News Network Imphal, May 5 – Concerned by the efforts of the government to…
Rampal plant to become ‘poisonous gas chamber’, says BNP
Khulna – BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Saturday alleged that the…
Coal plant could cause 6000 early deaths in BD
A giant coal-fired power plant approved by Bangladesh could drastically worsen air pollution for millions…
5,000 illegal gas lines cut off in city
Dhaka – A mobile court on Thursday disconnected around 5,000 illegal household and organisation gas…
Grid line fauls cause power outage in western Bangladesh
Dhaka, May 2 – Power supply remained suspended in a vast area under Khulna, Barisal,…
Bangladesh moves to burn grain for fuel
Energy ministry officials said in a gazette notification early this year that the country will…
4 burned in city AC blast
Dhaka – Four people suffered burn injuries as an air-conditioner compressor reportedly exploded at a…