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The daily demand for gas in the country is around 420 crore cubic feet, while average production is around 300 crore cubic feet including LNG. Although there is a deficit of 120 crore cubic feet, around 45 crore cubic feet of gas is being wasted or disappearing daily. The wastage is occurring in pow...
Since the very beginning of the year, the meteorologists have not considered the behaviour of the weather as normal. As a result, there is risk of continuous rains or drought in the country, which is likely to affect the agricultural sector.Due to global warming, 23,000 crore working hours are lost ...
Delay in opening LC (letter of credit) for import of spare parts has created concern about production complications in Barapukuria coal mine which may hamper electricity generation of Barapukuria coal power plant.Energy and Mineral Resources Division has said that immediate alternative measures must...
Bangladesh has achieved yet another milestone as the entire population of the country has come under electricity coverage. Experts hailed the achievement. The achievement will put Bangladesh ahead of India and Pakistan, among the countries in South Asia, that have brought 98 percent and 74 perc...
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Out of 46.52 lakh acres gazetted forest lands in the country, 2 lakh 57 thousand 159 acres have been occupied by one lakh 80 thousand 56 forcible occupiers for a long time. These forest lands have been occupied to build houses, agriculture, salt farming, industries, hat bazaars, resorts, recreation ...
Director General (DG) of Bangladesh Standards & Testing Institution (BSTI) Md. Nazrul Anwar, has taken retirement allowance every month while in service along with cook allowance illegally. Besides, he has also been accused of irregularities in the use of government vehicles, sources said.Nazrul...
Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) is not compiling a list of filling stations with GPS (Global Positioning System) maps in the country, despite several-time instructions of the Energy and Mineral Resources Division. As a result, unhealthy competition and sale of adulterated oils are not being s...
Experts fear that the way oil prices are rising and are likely to rise further in the international market could have a serious adverse effect on Bangladesh's economy in the coming days.‘To overcome the worst situation, Bangladesh must have to prevent fuel oil wastage right now. Besid...
Despite the world leaning towards renewable energy to ensure energy security, keeping carbon dioxide emissions at a low level in the face of adverse climate change, the expansion of green energy in Bangladesh is slow.Bangladesh has made remarkable success in power generation over three terms of the ...
Even after completing all the processes, the contractor has not been able to start the much-awaited offshore survey due to a lack of investment.In a bid to get an accurate idea of the amount of mineral resources inside the maritime boundary of Bangladesh, the government has taken the initiative to s...
Eastern Refinery Limited (ERL), under Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) as a subsidiary, undertook a project to increase the country’s petroleum refining capacity through building a second unit, ERL-2. However, the project has not been launched even in 12 years. Officials said, the c...
Energy crisis is gripping the country as at least four major flaws have been identified in the sector. According to energy experts, the first of the flaws is buying more gas from the spot market without a long-term agreement with any country. Secondly, to keep gas exploration in the country alm...
Russia as a superpower now cannot exert its might without Ukraine because of its geo –economic condition as its economic and nuclear lifeline goes through Ukraine. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, unusual expansion of the US-led NATO took place far and wide. With the dismemb...
The government plans to import 1496 MW more electricity from India by this year. Currently, Bangladesh is importing 1160MW of electricity from India, BPDB official said.Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) will import the power from India’s Adani group of Jharkhand to meet the growing pow...
The country’s first model filling station having modern facilities in Sylhet will be started as a test operation this week, which will help to change the concept of highway services, officials said. The construction work of five other model filling stations is going in full swing. The in...
The ongoing crisis of gas in the country against an estimated production capacity of about 375 crore cubic feet per day, is expected to be overcome by March next.The nation has a total demand of about 420 crore cubic feet of gas per day. The total production capacity in the country is about 375 cror...
During the war of liberation, Moscow provided support to Bangladesh. After independence, friendly relations developed between Bangladesh and Russia, and have been continuing over the last 50 years.Although the relationship deteriorated a bit for a temporary period, it has now improved a lot. T...
Aiming at saving money and time, a BPC project – the installation of a major pipeline system to pump in crude oil from ships in deep-sea, was not accomplished as of today. The cost of the project has increased by almost 50 percent with a three-time extension of the deadline. The new deadline i...
Bakhrabad Gas Distribution Company Limited submitted a proposal seeking over a 117 percent increase in natural gas prices in power, factories, households, CNG stations and other sectors, official sources said.The state-owned company on Monday placed the proposal to the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory C...
Production in industries and power plants is being hampered due to acute crisis of natural gas. Other consumers like fertilizer factories, CNG stations, residential and other sectors in the country are also suffering from gas crunch. The Energy Division is not capable of handling the situation ...
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