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Tk 260.66b proposed for quality energy, power supply

Finance minister AHM Mostafa Kamal on proposed an allocation of Tk 260.66 billion (26,066 crore) for power, energy and mineral resources divisions in the budget for FY2022-23 to ensure quality energy ...

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid

Meet the press Bangladesh not to buy unrefined oil from Russia: Nasrul Hamid

Russian unrefined oil is not appropriate for use in the refineries in Bangladesh, said Nasrul Hamid

FBCCI leaders addresses a press conference at its Motijheel office in the city on Saturday.

Rise in power, gas tariff to be suicidal: FBCCI

Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FBCCI) has demanded the government does not raise the tariff of power and gas saying that any rise of such utilities would be a suicidal ...

The BERC arranges a public hearing on Wednesday

BERC recommends 57.83pc hike in bulk power tariff

It came up with the recommendation at a public hearing on Wednesday

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India, Nepal agree to build 695mw hydroelectric power plant

India and Nepal will build a 695mw hydropower plant, officials said on Monday, as the Himalayan nation looks to exploit its abundant potential to generate clean energy to ease power shortages.

Interview: M Shamsul Alam

Interview: M Shamsul Alam 'It is to be seen whether everyone actually gets electricity'

Senior vice president of CAB, M Shamsul Alam, in an interview with Prothom Alo about the Payra power plant and the official declaration of 100 per cent power coverage in the country, said that ...

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul islam Alamgir addresses a rally protesting against the price hike of oil, gas, power and water at the National Press Club on Saturday afternoon.

Govt appointed lobbyist to justify repression on people: Fakhrul

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has alleged the government has appointed a lobbyist firm with the public money to justify its repressions, enforced disappearances and killings in ...

People pay the price of mistakes in policymaking

Power and Gas People pay the price of mistakes in policymaking

People are already struggling due to the price hike of daily essentials and there is no good news for them in the offing. Rather, the costs will soar in the coming days, said experts

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina presides over a meeting of Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC), held at the NEC Conference Room in capital’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area, joining virtually from her official Ganabhaba residence in Dhaka on 22 February 2022.

PM Hasina orders to reduce subsidy in power and gas

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday ordered to reduce subsidy in power and gas sectors

Voters prepare to cast their ballots in the lower house election at a polling station, amid the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, in Tokyo, Japan on 31 October 2021.

Japan power prices hit near 10-month high

Electricity prices in Japan rose to their highest in nearly 10 months on Monday, amid elevated global prices for liquefied natural gas (LNG) and coal — the main fuels to supply country's $150 billion ...

Sections of gas pipeline are seen next to a disused gas holder in Manchester, Britain on 23 September 2021.

British industry urges govt action on energy prices, supply

Britain's Energy Intensive Users Group (EIUG) has asked the government and the energy regulator Ofgem to tackle high prices, which they say threaten businesses, and to ensure supplies are not ...

A worker shovels coal in a supply truck at a yard on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India on 25 October 2018.

India asks utilities to import coal amid short supply as demand spikes

India has urged utilities to import coal as coal-fired electricity generation surged in Asia's third largest economy after an easing of coronavirus-related curbs, with several power plants on the ...

Anu Muhammad

Interview: Anu Muhammad Govt dev policy goes against environment and public interests

Anu Muhammad is a professor of the economics department at Jahangirnagar University and editor of Sarbojonkotha magazine. In a recent interview with Prothom Alo, he talked about the tree felling at ...

Multiple regulators leading to increased tariffs in energy sector

Multiple regulators leading to increased tariffs in energy sector

Multiple regulators in the energy sector are proving costly for both the operators and consumers, making a big impact on the tariff especially in the LPG and CNG businesses

'Repeated power tariff hikes heap misery on people'

'Repeated power tariff hikes heap misery on people'

The economist also urged the government to create more regulatory framework to facilitate greater participation of the private sector in power distribution and transmission business

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