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Gazprom Signs an Initial Contract with Bangladesh to Explore Gas
Friday, 01.20.2012, 02:45pm
Russian Gas Company Gazprom and Bangladesh's Petrobangla signs an initial
contract to drill 10 onshore gas wells in Bangladesh today.The cabinet committee on government purchase last month
approved awarding of the onshore well drilling contracts to Gazprom.
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Increased Power Price at Retail Level
Thursday, 12.22.2011, 03:48pm
The government Thursday increased power price at retail level in two installments by 21.28 percent with effect from December 1. Chairman of Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) Syed Yusuf Hossain made the disclosure at a press conference at its office in the city on Thursday afternoon.
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Bangladesh Again Hikes Oil Price
Friday, 12.30.2011, 04:18am
The government increased for the fourth time this year prices of all fuel oils, including diesel, by Tk 5 a litre with effect from midnight past Thursday. Prices of diesel and kerosene have been increased from Tk 56 to Tk 61 a litre, furnace oil from Tk 55 to Tk 60, petrol from Tk 86 to Tk 91 and octane from Tk 89 to Tk 94.
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Attempt to Oust Bangladesh Govt. Foiled: Involved Army Men to be Tried
Thursday, 01.19.2012, 10:48am
Bangladesh Army foiled an attempt of some army
officials to topple the democratic government and held two officials of those
responsible for the heinous attempt. "Specific information (evidence) has
been unearthed that some officers in active military service have been involved
in the conspiracy to topple the system of democratic governance through the
army," an army spokesman said at a press briefing Thursday afternoon.
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Bangladesh Among Fastest-growing Renewable Energy Markets
Sunday, 01.08.2012, 02:45pm
Bangladesh is one of the fastest growing markets of
renewable energy, said energy experts at the launching ceremony of the
Institute of Clean Energy Training and Research on Saturday in the capital. Speakers in the session said the country’s private sector
played the main role in expanding the use of renewable energy, particularly
solar energy.
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Danish footballer in line to represent Bangladesh
Saturday, 05.28.2011, 11:46am
A Danish footballer of Bangladesh origin named Jamal Bhuyan is likely to represent the national side after he was picked by the Bangladesh Football Federation in the 27-member preliminary squad for the World Cup pre-qualifiers on Friday.
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Bangladesh’s Lone Coal Company Seeks Subsidy
Tuesday, 12.13.2011, 05:52am
Bangladesh’s lone coal company, Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Limited (BCMCL), has proposed for increasing coal prices by US$41 per tonne to reduce its loss, a senior official of the BCMCL told . The BCMCL at present is supplying coal at US$84 per tonne to power plants against a production cost of US$125, BCMCL Managing Director Md Quamruzzaman told.
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SAARC Energy Ministers Review Draft on Energy Cooperation
Sunday, 10.16.2011, 02:57pm
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina recently called upon the SAARC nations to work collectively and undertake practical collaborative initiatives to address 'energy' crisis to ensure sustainable development of the region.
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Rental Power Plants -- More than a Zero-Sum Game
Thursday, 12.01.2011, 01:10pm
In Bangla, there is a saying 'garaj baro balai' (necessity knows no law). The ongoing power crisis of unmanageable proportion has again proved it to be right, at least, in the case of the government's hasty actions concerning the liquid fuel-guzzling rental power plants. The move to facilitate early commissioning of a good number of rental and 'quick' rental power plants ....
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দক্ষিণ এশিয়া আঞ্চলিক বিদ্যুৎ গ্রিড স্থাপনের উদ্যোগ
Friday, 06.17.2011, 04:01pm
ক্রমবর্ধমান বিদ্যুতের চাহিদা পূরণে হিমালয় অঞ্চলের দুই প্রতিবেশী দেশ ভারত ও নেপাল বিদ্যুৎ আদান-প্রদানে আন্তঃদেশীয় সঞ্চালন লাইন নির্মাণ করছে। এ ব্যাপারে এ দুই দেশ চলতি মাসের শেষ দিকেই চূড়ান্ত চুক্তি স্বাক্ষরে মিলিত হচ্ছে। ওই চুক্তি অনুযায়ী, প্রায় ৮৭ মাইল নতুন বিদ্যুৎ লাইন নির্মাণের মাধ্যমে ভারত নেপালে বিদ্যুৎ রফতানি করবে।
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Marcellus May Hold Less Gas Than Thought
Wednesday, 01.25.2012, 05:23am
WHEELING - There may not be as much natural gas in the vast Marcellus Shale formation as government and industry leaders previously estimated, but officials do not believe this makes drilling less valuable. The U.S.
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