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● Mostafiz wins Rangpur city polls ● Ex-Ctg mayor Mohiuddin Chowdhury dies ● Mayor Annisul Huq passes away ● HC verdict on BDR mutiny: Death penalty for 139, life term for 185 ● HC begins reading verdict on BDR mutiny ● 3 siblings among 5 killed in Kishoreganj clash ● 4 workers killed in Sylhet stone quarry landslide

Move to create 9000MW power hub at Payra

Shahnaj Begum back from Payra in Patuakhali

The government has undertaken another milestone plan to set up a new energy hub in the country's southern part through installing four mega power projects and a small size LNG Terminal at Payra in Patuakhali district.Under the plan, around 9000-MW

Myanmar FS arrives today to join talks on JWC

Shahnaj Begum

Myanmar Foreign Ministry's Permanent Secretary U Kyaw Zeya arrives today (Monday) to participate in the much awaiting dialogue to form a Joint Working Group (JWG) for repatriating Rohingyas from Bangladesh to Myanmar.Although the formation process of this group is behind

BD wants UNHCR to help repatriate Rohingyas

Shahnaj Begum

Bangladesh is trying to narrowing the gap in the implementation process of Rohingya repatriation, involving UNHCR, the UN Agency working with the refugees across the globe.It is also working on the Terms of Reference (ToR) of proposed Joint Working Group

ONGC Videsh to drill well in a shallow water block in Bay next year

Shahnaj Begum

The Indian state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Videsh Ltd plans to spud an exploratory well in shallow water Block SS-04 next year, according to the Energy division.ONGC had completed a 2D seismic survey over two Bay of Bengal

Construction work likely to start next month

Shahnaj Begum

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to kick off the construction work of 1,200MW coal-fired power project at Matarbari in Cox's Bazar next month.The Matarbari power project is the country's second largest investment project, next to Rooppur Nuclear Power Project,

Pope Francis arrives tomorrow

Shahnaj Begum

With a message of reconciliation, forgiveness and peace, the religious leader of Roman Catholic Church and the leader of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics, Pope Francis arrive Dhaka tomorrow (Thursday) afternoon on a three-day visit.Pope Francis is the second Pope

Rohingya repatriation to start in 2 months

Shahnaj Begum

Bangladesh and Myanmar have signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding on the return of Rohingyas from Bangladesh to Myanmar based on the joint statement signed in 1992 with a fresh title 'Arrangement on Return of Displaced Persons from Rakhine State'.The

Talks with Myanmar on forming JWG begin today

Shahnaj Begum

Bangladesh and Myanmar will today (Wednesday) kick off the Agreement Negotiation meeting at Naypyidaw, the capital of Myanmar, aimed at forming a Joint Working Group (JWG) to repatriate the forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals from Bangladesh. Bangladesh's Foreign Minister AH Mahmood

BD expects to drum up support for Rohingya return at ASEM meet

Shahnaj Begum

Bangladesh wants to make the best use of ASEM Foreign Ministers' Meeting to mount pressure on Myanmar and expedite talks for sending back Rohingyas to their homeland ahead of bi-lateral meeting between Bangladesh's Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali and Myanmar's

Roof-top solar energy project progressing at snail's pace

Shahnaj Begum

The ambitious roof-top solar energy project of the Power division appears to be progressing at snail's pace due to lack of accountability and strong monitoring by the utility agencies, expert feels.Reviewing the progress, Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority (SREDA)