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● Govt-business collaboration can bring positive economic change in 4-5 years: PM ● US-Bangladesh ties to deepen as 45 executives from 25 American firms to visit Dhaka: PMO ● US to make visa bond programme permanent, raises maximum fee to $20,000 ● July movement a collective efforts: Atikur Rahman ● Bomb-like objects found at Mirpur-10, Farmgate metro stations ● July Museum to open on Aug 5 ● GPS mandatory in public transport from today

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The LNG Trap: Costly Transition, Fragile Security

Shahnaj Begum

Bangladesh's transition from domestic natural gas to imported liquefied natural gas (LNG) was meant to ease mounting gas shortages and diversify the country's energy mix. Eight years after LNG entered the national grid, however, the country is paying record import

BPC hit with $5.4m extra freight bill

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Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) may have to incur an additional $5.4 million in shipping costs to import a 100,000-tonne crude oil cargo from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates under government-to-government (G2G) agreements for Eastern Refinery, following a route

Trapped By The Border

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For centuries, elephants moved freely across the forested hills between present-day Bangladesh and India, following ancient migratory routes in search of food, water and shelter. Today, many can no longer make that journey. A border fence and frequently closed crossing

A CURSE or FORTUNE

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* Spent fuel, O&M agreements still pending* Nuclear power tariff yet to be fixed* Safe operation may need 1,400-1,500 MMCFD gas reserve* FAPAD flags Tk 29,600cr irregularities in nine yearsAs the country grapples with a crippling

President Md. Sahabuddin's resignation preparations complete: Bangabhaban

Shahnaj Begum

All preparations for the resignation of President Md. Sahabuddin have been completed.The secretariat of the Jatiya Sabgsad has called an press briefing at 5PM today over the President's resignation.Responsible sources at Bangabhaban have confirmed that the next formal steps regarding

BPDB seeks Tk 5,587cr subsidy solely for Adani power imports

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The Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) has informed the Power Division that it will require around Tk465.56 crore in monthly subsidy solely to support electricity imports from India's Adani Power.In a letter to the Power Division, the BPDB sought Tk5,586.69

Dhaka’s WtE project a death knell for city dwellers

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The DNCC’s waste to power plant would produce 73,576 tons of bottom ash, fly ash, and fine particulate matter, 39.56 tons of toxic gases (heavy metals, dioxins, and furan gases), and 1.17 tons of hazardous gases (nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides,

Petrobangla plans fresh gas price hike

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Petrobangla is preparing to seek another increase in gas prices, targeting gas supplied to power plants and compressed natural gas (CNG) used in vehicles, as the state-owned energy unit moves to reduce its deficit amid soaring import costs and widening

National Grid Under Threat

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The existing power generation, transmission, and supply systems carry a significant risk of widespread blackouts.“The rapid increase in inverter-based resources (IBR) such as solar and wind power will create new types of risks for the current grid management system. According

1.475m-tonne emergency diesel import planned

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• Policy approval likely today• Move aims to safeguard fuel supplies amid ME tensions• Experts call for rigorous scrutiny before selecting suppliers• BPC secured US$2.5b ITFC loan to finance fuel imports##########Bangladesh is planning to import 1.475