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Preserving products by beam treatment

Rusatom Healthcare is preserving food products by radiation abandoning the old method of using harmful preservatives. In this process, food can be preserved for a long time in a healthy manner without disturbing the quality.Recently, Bangladesh Post reporter visited its factory in Dubna, a relativel...

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RNPP nearing completion

The major work of Bangabandhu's dream nuclear power plant project is at the final stage .The pre-commission work of the plant is progressing fast. Once completed, the project will elevate the status of Bangladesh to a unique height in the world, project official said. Uranium, the most wide...

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Blue economy is the future

Leading int’l experts termed Blue Economy as economy of the future while speaking at the round table titled ‘Blue Economy: Government, Business, and Science for a Sustainable Future’, during international Atomexpo 2022 in Russia.The two-day Atomexpo international forum ended on Tue...

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International Atomexpo ends in Sochi

The two-day Atomexpo-2022 international forum ended on Tuesday in Sochi of Russia with commitment to ensure sustainable and environmentally along with cost effective energy.More than 2500 participant along with leading experts from 65 countries attended the event, where 50 cooperation agreement...

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12th international Atomexpo kicks off in Sochi

The Atomexpo-2022 international forum, a key event of the global nuclear industry, kicks off on Monday with more than 2500 participant along with leading experts from 65 countries taking part. Alexei Likhachev, Director General of Rosatom, a State Corporation of Russia, inaugurated the two-day ...

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Atomexpo 2022 starts today in Russia

 The 12th edition of ATOMEXPO international forum, one of the main congress and exhibition events of the nuclear industry will be held in the Russian resort city of Sochi today with the theme of ‘Nuclear Spring: Creating a Sustainable Future.’ The ATOMEXPO international forum, ...

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Rampal Power Plant goes into operation shortly

The first unit of much-talked-about Rampal 1,320-MW coal-fired power plant is likely to commence its commercial operation this month while the second unit will go into production by June next year, project officials said.Earlier, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi ...

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Construction of power transmission lines misses deadline

A huge amount of money is being wasted along with people being deprived of quality electricity, as the construction of power transmission lines is not completed on time.State-owned Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB) is a unique organization for construction of power transmission lines in the co...

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Gas crunch to ease up by 2025

The ongoing acute gas crisis, plaguing the industrial sector and households in the country, is likely to reduce by 2025, Energy and Mineral Resources Division officials said.The daily demand for natural gas in the country is around 400 crore cubic feet, while production capacity is 376 crore cubic f...

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Cyclone Sitrang hits costal belt

Cyclone Sitrang on Monday evening hit the coast of Bangladesh between Barishal and Chattogram with a devastating wind speed of up to 90 km per hour, according to the Meteorological Department.Bangladesh Meteorological Department asked Mongla and Payra seaports to keep danger signal No. 7 hoisted on ...

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7,400 MW more electricity by next year

The government expects to add around 7,400 megawatts (MW) more of electricity to the national grid by 2023. Of the total, 2,617 MW of power is likely to be generated by this year. To this end, some power plants are being constructed in different areas. If these power plants start generating ele...

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Good intention goes haywire

Although the authorities announced an organized area wise load shedding of one hour, in reality, people are facing the problem for hours, and several times daily with holidays being no exception.People are fed up with this unplanned load shedding. Especially children, students, patients and business...

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Weak transmission system culprit behind power outage

Despite the remarkable success in power generation in the last 13 years, the power transmission or distribution system has not been developed. As a result, power outages frequently occur as well as occasional black outs in the national grid. Experts say that, despite the increase in power gener...

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Electricity tariff hike likely soon

People should brace for yet higher electric bills as the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) is set to raise bulk power tariffs again by early October.Earlier in June, BERC raised the gas prices by 22.78 percent for all users, on an average despite repeated opposition voiced by the consum...

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Drive on to step up gas production 46 abandoned wells to be overhauled

The government has taken steps to increase gas production from local sources to overcome the ongoing crunch in the country.  Initiatives have been taken to raise production and bolster exploration activities by overhauling the existing and abandoned 46 gas wells. This plan will be implemented i...

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Energy Div plans seismic surveys this FY

The Energy and Mineral Resources Division has taken an initiative to conduct 1000 line kilometer 2-D and 70 line kilometer 3-D seismic surveys in the 2022-23 financial year for gas exploration in Bangladesh.Recently, it was informed in a meeting of the Energy Division, currently Bangladesh Petroleum...

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Gas crisis slows industrial output

The daily demand for natural gas in the country is around 400 crore cubic feet, while production capacity is 376 crore cubic feet including LNG, with Petrobangla currently supplying only 280 crore cubic feet.Due to the acute crisis of natural gas, production in industries is being hampered. Other co...

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Waste-to-energy plant in Narayanganj soon

Aimed at making a habitable and clean city, a waste-to-energy power plant having capacity of 6 megawatt is going to be constructed at Jalkuri in Narayanganj district. UD Green Energy (NCC Bangladesh) Company Limited, a joint venture Consortium will build the waste-based power plant on build-own...

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Gas use jumps after oil price hike

Many private car owners are preferring to convert their car engines to LPG to save cost of fuel. Such a trend has recently begun in the city.Businessperson Mizanur Rahman Suruj, a resident of Uttara in Dhaka, recently used octane as fuel in his private car earlier.However, he converted the car's...

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No progress in oil, gas exploration in Bay

Despite having possibilities of finding huge reserves of oil and gas in the Bay of Bengal, the government has not yet taken any initiative to explore for the underground fossil fuel.It is known that India and Myanmar have both explored for gas and oil reserves in their respective sea areas adjacent ...