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● Brazil thrash India 4-0 in historic friendly ● Public or private? What rankings, cost and careers really show ● Ponds remain a silent danger for children ● 70 rescued from Gazipur garment factory fire ● Bangladesh measles deaths top 1,100 as 8 more die ● No fixed timeline for Hasina’s return: Trivedi ● Major (retd) Akhteruzzaman on remand

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Solar Sunrise or False Dawn?

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Bangladesh has rolled out a trio of renewable energy initiatives this week a Tk 24.83 crore ADB-funded rooftop project across 16 northern districts, a Tk 119.56 crore allocation to union parishads, and a new incentive scheme offering Tk 10.50 per

Pakistan airspace denial delays Rooppur fuel arrival

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The delivery of nuclear fuel for Unit-2 of Bangladesh’s Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant has been delayed after Pakistan denied airspace clearance to the Russian cargo flight carrying the uranium.The special cargo aircraft was scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on September

China seeks deeper nuclear co-op with BD

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China is moving to expand its nuclear cooperation with Bangladesh, with a proposed agreement covering nuclear research, safety, technology development and advanced reactors, including small modular reactors (SMRs).The proposed agreement comes shortly after Bangladesh and the United States signed a

Rooppur power generation faces fresh delays

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Russian contractor Atomstroyexport, engaged in commissioning the country’s maiden nuclear power plant at Rooppur, has not supplied the mandatory annual Level-2 schedule since December 2022, according to a report by the Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division (IMED) under the Ministry

Govt can keep fuel prices as before thru tax cuts

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On the excuse of an operational loss of Tk 8,014.51 crore in fuel oil sales incurred in the last six months, the Energy and Mineral Resources Division recently increased fuel oil prices by 19 per cent the highest in 20

Hilsa finds a new home in the waters of Gujarat

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Bangladesh has started importing its national GI fish hilsa from India as hilsa is not available here in Bangladesh. The fish are now abundantly netted in Ahmedabad, the city of Gujarat.Why is hilsa scarce in Bangladesh?Coastal rivers like Andharmanik, Payra,

US steps up focus on Teesta water management

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The United States has stepped up its engagement with Bangladesh’s water-resource management, with a particular focus on the Teesta Barrage and the proposed Teesta Master Plan, as Washington’s interest grows amid existing Chinese involvement and India’s stakes in the transboundary

Govt plan to open mine, expand coal-fired power plants stirs controversy

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Twenty years after the 2006 Phulbari tragedy in Dinajpur, the spectre of open-pit coal extraction is returning to Bangladesh. On August 24, 2006, security forces opened fire on demonstrators protesting a plan by UK-based Asia Energy�now renamed Global Coal Management

Gas supply rises, pressure low, power crisis persists

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A slight improvement in gas supply has brought some relief to industries and CNG filling stations, but it has failed to ease the broader energy crisis, with electricity shortages worsening and even city residents facing load-shedding at midnight.Electricity generation has

Chevron offers new energy plan

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US energy giant Chevron has proposed new investment to explore and develop gas wells in Bangladesh to increase production, while seeking government intervention to review the existing gas pricing mechanism in line with global energy market conditions.Energy Division sources said