Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) and Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal (BSD) on Friday announced a half-day hartal in the capital for Tuesday protesting the fresh hike in gas prices. “The CPB and BSD have called a hartal for February 28 (Tuesday)…
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BNP opposes gas price hike calling it illogical
Dhaka, Feb 23 – Terming illogical and anti-people the government’s decision to hike gas prices, BNP on Thursday urged the government to rescind it.
Gas prices hiked; to be effective in two phases
Gas prices have been raised for all types of consumers which will come into effect in two phases as per the decision of the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC). Newly appointed BERC chairman Monwar Islam, who recently retired as power…
Renewable energy mission needs a robust grid network
What is the Problem? Air pollution in Delhi and metropolitan cities of India has dominated much of the recent conversation in the judiciary, government and media. Half of the world’s 20 most polluted cities, according to World Health Organization, are…
Liquid hydrogen may be way forward for sustainable air travel
Transport makes up around 20 percent of our energy use around the world–and that figure is set to grow, according to the International Energy Agency. With sustainable solutions in mind, a new study published by eminent physicist Jo Hermans in…
Improved Cookstoves Boost Health and Forest Cover in the Himalayas
Mountain communities in the Himalayan region are almost entirely dependent on forests for firewood even though this practice has been identified as one of the most significant causes of forest decline and a major source of indoor air pollution. Improper…
‘BD textiles hindered by inadequate gas, electricity, land’
Dhaka – Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) President Tapan Chowdhury has indicated three things as a hindrance of textile sector investment, these are, inadequate gas, scarcity of electricity and land deficiency.
BGMEA wants quality power supply for better output
Dhaka – Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) demanded quality power supply to ensure high productivity improving existing old transmission system. “Power generation upgraded in Bangladesh compared to earlier, but transmission system is yet to improve that hamper production,”…
Construction of Rampal power plant will begin next month
Construction works of two units 1320 (660 x 2) Megawatt coal based power plants at Rampal will begin at the end of next March. While visiting the area this correspondent found that earth (soil) filling work on the requisite 915…
Oil-laden vessel catches fire in Barisal- 4 injured
Barisal, Feb 19 – Four workers suffered burn injuries as a fire broke out at the engine room of an oil-laden vessel at Beltala on the Kirtankhola River on Saturday night.
Solar-Powered Trike Ambulance In Bangladesh
by Steve Hanley A solar-powered, three-wheel ambulance may look like a crude oddity to those of us who are fixated on whether a Tesla Model S P100D with Ridiculous Mode is faster than a Lucid Air or a Faraday Future…
Russian isotopes for Indian space programme
Dhaka – Russia’s State Nuclear Energy Corporation – Rosatom’s sister concern Isotope has recently supplied Radionuclide curium-244 (Cm-244) to the Indian Physical Research Laboratory for their space programme.
Cheap solar ambulances to speed into service in rural Bangladesh
An inexpensive, solar-powered ambulance that can fit down narrow laneways is set to hit the road in rural Bangladesh this year, its manufacturers say. The three-wheeled van, as well-equipped as ambulances used in Bangladesh’s cities, runs entirely on solar power…
Russian nuclear energy corpn Rosaton takes up wind energy
Dhaka – Russia’s State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom has approved partnership of its affiliated company “OTEK” with the Dutch company “Lagerwey systems b.v.” for wind power projects.
Bangladesh offers to invest $2 billion for Nepal hydropower
Bangladesh Ambassador in Nepal Mashfee Binte Shams has announced the government’s plan to buy hydroelectric power at a roundtable in Kathmandu.She has said Bangladesh is ready to invest $2 billion for hydropower projects. She also shared Bangladesh’s renewable energy experiences…
Indonesia offers to supply LNG to Bangladesh
Indonesia today offered to supply liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Bangladesh to meet its (Bangladesh) growing energy demand. The proposal came when Indonesian Ambassador to Bangladesh Iwan Wiranata-atmadja paid a farewell call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her Jatiya…
IAEA mission finds Russia-designed nuke plant safe against external hazards
Dhaka – An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts recently concluded a five-day Site and External Events Design (SEED) mission to Belarus, which is constructing its first ever nuclear power plant with Russia’s assistance. The SEED team reviewed…
Bangladesh PM blasts anti-Rampal plant campaigners again
Dhaka, Jan 28 – Lambasting again those who are opposing Rampal power plant project Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said there is no possibility of environmental damage for implementation of the project.
BNP accuses govt of giving ‘bond’ to India over Rampal project
Dhaka – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday alleged that the government has got desperate to implement the Rampal power plant project near the Sundarbans as it has given India a ‘bond’ to execute it.
National Committee on oil and gas declares fresh programme
Dhaka – Protesting the brutal police action on the anti-Rampal hartal observant in Dhaka University area, National Committee to Protect Oil-Gas-Natural Resources and Power-Port declared fresh new programs including protest and demonstration program all across the country in January 28…
Cop suspended over assault on journos in city
Dhaka – A police official was suspended in connection with assault on two journalists in the city during the half-day hartal enforced by the National Committee to Protect Oil-Gas, Mineral Resources and Port-Power on Thursday.
Police clash with protesters, assault journos during anti-Rampal strike
Police have assaulted two journalists at Dhaka University amid clashes during a strike called against the Rampal Power Plant.A protester was seen being dragged away by his T-shirt before the journalists were assaulted in front of Shahbagh Police Station around…
Police foil hartal supporters’ demo in city: 5 hurt
Police foiled an attempt of Pragatishil Chhatra Jote, a platform of leftist student organisations, to stage demonstrations in front of Shahbagh intersection demanding cancellation of Rampal power plant project during National Committee’s hartal in the city.
2nd unit of India’s Kudankulam Nuke Plant out reaches 100%
Dhaka – The Second unit of India’s Kudankulam Nuke Plant, built with Russian assistance for the first time reached 100% power level recently. Earlier it was operating at 90% power level. Currently, after the power unit has reached the nominal…
20 Malaysian firms to invest in BD: BMCCI
Dhaka – President of Bangladesh-Malaysia Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BMCCI) Md Alamgir Jalil on Tuesday said at least 20 Malaysian companies are going to invest in Bangladesh.
Special tribunal at Energy Regulatory Commission
Dhaka – All cases of energy and power sector will be disposed at special tribunal in Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) instead of regular court from now on, Dr Salim Mahmud the chairman of BERC Tribunal said Sunday at a…
‘Al Gore’s Davos remarks lack practical knowledge’
Dhaka – Minister of State for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has said that former US Vice President and climate change activist Al Gore’s concerns on Rampal power plant are based on information available on the internet, and…
Plan to provide subsidy to LPG sector shelved
Dhaka – The government has finally abandoned its plan to provide subsidy to LPG sector fearing that it may create new complexities and become a source of corruption, sources at the Energy Division said. UNB news agency reported
PM defends Rampal power plant as Al Gore raises question
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina once again strongly defended the construction of Rampal coal-fired power plant project in Bagerhat when former US vice-president Al Gore raised the issue in a plenary session of the 47th Annual Meeting of the World Economic…
Private firm seeks policy on geothermal power, UN fund
Dhaka – Private entrepreneur yesterday requested the government for formulation of a policy regarding investment on geothermal power plant considering the country’s power crisis. A Bangladeshi private company has already submitted a project on Geothermal Power Plant (GPP) to the…