Mineral Resources

Six valuable minerals found in Brahmaputra river

The sands of the Brahmaputra river has been found to contain six types of mineral resources, according to scientists of the Institute of Mining, Mineralogy and Metallurgy (IMMM) in Joypurhat. .Their discovery comes nearly five years after the collection of 2,500 tonnes of sand from differ

What about our “loss”?

It's that time of year again when we talk about the rationality of power tariff hike. According to media reports, Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) has forwarded a proposal to the Energy and Mineral Resources Division (EMRD) that there is need to hike the prices of petroleum products.

Govt’s power generation cost should be $19bn less for next 25yrs: Nat'l Committee

The National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports in an alternative proposal claims that the government can achieve its electricity generation target with a lesser amount of investment.

Oil, gas protection body to march towards Dhaka Nov 24 for Sundarbans

The National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports announces to march towards Dhaka on November 24 if the government does not cancel Rampal power plant project by this time.

Protest continues against power plant in Ctg

National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power, and Ports holds a human chain at Banshkhali upazila of Chittagong protesting the killing of the four people who were shot while protesting the installation of a coal-based power plant there.

March 15, 2024
March 15, 2024

Six valuable minerals found in Brahmaputra river

The sands of the Brahmaputra river has been found to contain six types of mineral resources, according to scientists of the Institute of Mining, Mineralogy and Metallurgy (IMMM) in Joypurhat. .Their discovery comes nearly five years after the collection of 2,500 tonnes of sand from differ

February 20, 2018
February 20, 2018

What about our “loss”?

It's that time of year again when we talk about the rationality of power tariff hike. According to media reports, Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) has forwarded a proposal to the Energy and Mineral Resources Division (EMRD) that there is need to hike the prices of petroleum products.

July 22, 2017
July 22, 2017

Govt’s power generation cost should be $19bn less for next 25yrs: Nat'l Committee

The National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports in an alternative proposal claims that the government can achieve its electricity generation target with a lesser amount of investment.

August 20, 2016
August 20, 2016

Oil, gas protection body to march towards Dhaka Nov 24 for Sundarbans

The National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports announces to march towards Dhaka on November 24 if the government does not cancel Rampal power plant project by this time.

April 8, 2016
April 8, 2016

Protest continues against power plant in Ctg

National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power, and Ports holds a human chain at Banshkhali upazila of Chittagong protesting the killing of the four people who were shot while protesting the installation of a coal-based power plant there.