Nasrul Hamid

Banks asked to freeze accounts of Nasrul Hamid, family members

Order has been given to suspend transactions through the accounts for 30 days for now

Nasrul Hamid has Tk 15cr loans

The loans of State Minister Nasrul Hamid have increased by around Tk 10 crore in the last five years, according to the affidavit he submitted to the EC ahead of the 12th national polls

No direct subsidy given to fuel oil: energy minister

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid told parliament today that the government does not directly give any subsidy to fuel oil..In reply to a query from AL MP Haji Selim, the state minister said BPC incurred a loss of about Tk 2,705 crore in 2021-22 fiscal, fo

Bhola's Ilisha named Bangladesh's 29th gas field

The estimated gas reserve in the gas field is 200 billion cubic feet and the daily production is around 20 million cubic feet, he said

Power, gas to get costlier

The prices of electricity, gas and diesel are set to increase one by one as the government pulls back the subsidies in keeping with the austerity measures.

Load-shedding worsens sharply

Power outages during the three-day weekend were so frequent that they prompted the state minister for power to speak about the extent of the problem yesterday.

Power supply situation improved this month: Nasrul Hamid

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has claimed that the power supply situation has been better in the current month than that in the previous month.

“May have to go for fuel price adjustment,” Nasrul Hamid says

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has hinted at raising price of fuel oil by highlighting the country’s energy situation in the wake of rising oil and gas prices in the global market.

“Too many trees in rural areas interrupt power supply”

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid today (June 14, 2022) in parliament blamed the excessive number of trees in rural areas and said they are a hindrance to uninterrupted power supply even though, according to the junior minister, there is no deficit of electricity production as per the country’s demand.

June 9, 2019
June 9, 2019

'Tk 14,000cr subsidy needed if gas price is not hiked'

State Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid says Tk 14,000 crore subsidy needs to be added if the government does not increase gas price.

April 28, 2018
April 28, 2018

LPG price to be fixed with stakeholders: Nasrul

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid says his ministry will fix the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) through consultation with the stakeholders concerned.

May 25, 2017
May 25, 2017

CNG stations to stay closed 5pm-11pm during Ramadan

CNG filling stations across the country will stay closed for six hours from 5:00pm to 11:00pm daily during the month of Ramadan.

June 6, 2016
June 6, 2016

CNG stations to stay shut 7hrs in Ramadan

CNG refueling stations across the country will stay closed from 3:00pm to 10:00pm daily during the month of Ramadan, State Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid.

April 21, 2016
April 21, 2016

Biggest ever limestone quarry found in Naogaon

Largest ever limestone quarry, spanning over 50 sq km area, has been found in Naogaon, officials say. Commercial production to start in two years.

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