Bangladesh needs to expand its renewable energy capacity by 21 percent annually to meet its latest green energy target by 2030, requiring nearly $1 billion in yearly investment, according to a study by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA).
The government plans to scale back its dependence on foreign loans as it seeks to mitigate threats to external debt sustainability.
The government has updated the Renewable Energy Policy after 17 years, aiming to produce at least 20 percent of the national power demand from green sources by 2030.
Target set to meet 20% of power demand from green sources by 2030
The loan utilisation period for the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant is set to be extended by three years, as about $3.38 billion of the Russian credit remains unspent after the original deadline expired in December 2024.
Bangladesh's total debt reached Tk 1,944,171 crore by December 2024, increasing debt servicing pressure
The proposal to release the third and fourth tranches of the International Monetary Fund’s $4.7 billion loan is set to be presented to the multilateral lender’s board on June 23 after the government fulfilled all prior conditions.
Demonstrators' demands include removal of REB chairman, unified service rule
Awami League candidates in Faridpur have never faced defeats as comprehensive as the ones they suffered in the fourth phase of union parishad polls held on Sunday.
The Election Commission, in a clear violation of the law, accepted nomination papers after the stipulated time for the Chandipasha Union Parishad polls in Myemensingh’s Nandail upazila.
Twenty Buet students were handed death sentence and five others life imprisonment this month for the murder of their fellow student Abrar Fahad inside a university dorm on October 7, 2019.
Farmers in different districts are buying fertiliser at prices higher than those set by the government even though the authorities insist there is no crisis in the country.
The number of people without food security in Bangladesh increased 2.4 percent to 5.2 crore between 2018 and 2020, found a recent study by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation -- as the pandemic worsened access to food.
Amidst the excitement of centenary celebrations diffusing across Dhaka University (DU) campus, a number of university buildings have been adorned with vibrant lights and decorations.
Just 1 percent of Bangladesh’s population holds 16.3 percent of the total national income in 2021 and the bottom half 17.1 percent, according to a report -- making it a quintessence of poor and unequal country.
Plans are afoot to change the landscape of Dhaka University.
For many in their 30s and above, the word newsprint occupies a good part of memories of their schooldays.
The factories are consuming natural gas heavily, but producing urea fertilizer much less than their modern peers do.
