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.

4d 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. 

1w 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

1w 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

1w 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

3w ago

In pictures: The Shrinking Jamuna

At least 1 billion tonne sediments are coming from upstream (from India) in the Jamuna River in Gaibandha and Bogura regions

9m ago

Feathers of Ash

A Pacific reef heron spotted roaming the Saint Martin’s Island. These birds, while found throughout southern Asia and Oceania, are rarely sighted in Bangladesh as they are migratory

9m ago

Satellite tag put on saltwater crocodile in Sundarbans for the first time

Forest department officials for the first-time attached a satellite tag on a saltwater crocodile and released it in the Bhadra river near Bhadra Patrol Post of the Sundarbans west division yesterday

9m ago

Int’l day of action for rivers: Shitalakkhya a deathbed for fish now

Sanjit Babu, from Baghia village in Gazipur’s Kapasia upazila, has been running a tea stall at Narayanpur market on the bank of the Shitalakshya river for the last four years.

9m ago

Residents facing low gas pressure can switch to LPG: Nasrul

Dhaka residents who are facing low or no gas supply can use LPG as an alternative, said State Minister of Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid

9m ago

Ramadan: CNG filling stations to remain closed 4-10pm

CNG filling stations across the country will remain closed from 4:00pm to 10:00pm every day during Ramadan, instead of 5:00pm-10:00pm

9m ago

CNG pumps to remain shut from 5pm to 10pm during Ramadan

CNG filling stations across the country will remain closed from 5:00pm to 10:00pm every day during Ramadan

9m ago

Petrobangla invites offshore bidding for oil, gas exploration

Petrobangla, the oil, gas and mineral corporation, has floated the offshore bidding tender, inviting international oil and gas companies to explore the Bangladesh maritime area in the Bay of Bengal

9m ago

Int'l Farakka Committee urges Dhaka, Delhi to renew Ganges treaty

It also calls for signing new treaty on Teesta

9m ago

Gas supply to be halted for 8 hrs in Sylhet city tonight

Gas supply will remain suspended for eight hours in Sylhet city and adjoining areas from 10:00pm tonight to 6:00am tomorrow.

9m ago