Natural resources

Natural resources

Tripura CM says Bangladesh owes the state Rs 200 crore for electricity: PTI

"Bangladesh has not paid us about Rs 200 crore for electricity. The outstanding amount is increasing every day. We hope they will clear their dues so that the power supply is not disrupted," Saha told PTI in Agartala.

13h ago

Summit Power seeks time to provide financial report

Summit Power Limited (SPL) has sought a five-month extension from the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission for providing the audited financial report for fiscal year 2023-24, which ended last June. 

4d ago

Govt won’t raise power tariff despite pressure from IMF: energy adviser

The energy adviser explained that while the IMF recommended a tariff hike to ease the subsidy burden in the power sector, the government emphasised the adverse effects such a move would have on citizens already grappling with high inflation

4d ago

Payra power plant halts production for tests of new facility

Production cost at new facility to be lower than that of Adani, other plants

5d ago

$158.89 million AIIB loan availed for power infrastructure project

Power Grid Bangladesh PLC will implement the project

1w ago

No foreign firm shows interest in Bay of Bengal gas exploration

Seven purchased tender documents, but none submitted papers finally

2w ago

Power deal signed with Adani should be renegotiated: expert

The deal with India’s Adani Power should be renegotiated as the cost of power from the company is much higher than that of domestic power plants, said energy expert Prof M Tamim, a member of the White Paper Committee on Economy today

2w ago

Child mauled to death by dogs in Kishoreganj

A child died after being mauled by a pack of stray dogs in Kishoreganj's Nikli upazila this afternoon

2w ago

Keep trees, greenery intact during development projects: BAPA

Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon today urged authorities concerned to plan and implement development projects while keeping existing trees and greenery intact as much as possible

6m ago

Using solar panels on 10pc of waterbodies, rooftops can meet country’s power demand: study

If the unallocated khas lands in Dhaka division can be used to produce solar power, 26 percent of the capital's electricity demand can be met, according to a new study revealed today

6m ago

HC orders to probe complaints over prepaid meters

The High Court today directed the government to form an independent and neutral committee with competent experts to probe into the complaints over prepaid electricity meters

6m ago

PM reiterates Bangladesh's interest to import hydroelectricity from Bhutan

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today sought investment from Bhutan in the special economic zone in Bangladesh for investors from the Himalayan country

6m ago

Python swallows woman whole in Indonesia

A woman has been found dead inside the belly of a snake after it swallowed her whole in central Indonesia, a local official said Saturday

6m ago

Energy sector overlooked: experts

They blame govt for focusing on imported solutions rather than own resources

6m ago

Tk 1.77 crore graft: Bakhrabad Gas ex-deputy manager, his wife sued

The Anti-Corruption Commission today filed a case against a former deputy manager of Bakhrabad Gas Distribution Company Ltd and his wife on charges of embezzling Tk 1.77 crore

6m ago

LPG price cut by Tk 2.53 per kg for June

The price of bottled Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) has been reduced by Tk 2.53 per kg for the month of June

6m ago

Over 100 trees felled at JU for building construction

Over 100 trees were felled on the Jahangirnagar University campus today to construct two new buildings -- the Fine Arts building and an extension of the New Arts building

6m ago

Travelling, fishing in the Sundarbans banned from tomorrow

The Forest Department has banned travel to the Sundarbans and fishing from all its rivers and canals for the next three months, starting tomorrow

6m ago