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● 2 RAB men shot in Teknaf Rohingya camp ● Ahmad Kaikaus made PM's principal secy ● Taposh resigns from MP post ● Raushan elected JaPa Chief Patron, GM Quader Chairman ● Raushan to be 'Chief Patron' of JaPa ● Polls to Dhaka's 2 city corporations Jan 30 ● Hasina re-elected AL president, Quader gen secy

Bangladesh-India Friendship Dialogue to be held in Nov

Shahnaj Begum

Bangladesh and India are set to conduct the 9th 'Bangladesh India Friendship Dialogue' at Cox's Bazar on November 1 and 2 to ensuring people-to-people and business-to-business contacts between the two countries.Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chowdhury will inaugurate the conference where

BD to import 500 MW hydro electricity from Nepal

Shahnaj Begum

The government is going to import hydro electricity from Nepal at a rate of US$ 6.6 cents per unit which is equivalent to Tk 5.75. Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) and Indian company, GMR, have fixed the price following several

Govt maiden venture to produce power from garbage

Shahnaj Begum

The government is set to generate electricity from garbage for the first time as Kushtia Pourasova is willing to supply garbage to Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority (SREDA) free of cost.Getting the nod SREDA and Kushtia Pourasova signed a

PDB’s plea for bulk power price hike

Shahnaj Begum

Bangladesh Power development Board (BPDB) has submitted a fresh proposal for bulk power price hike to the Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) to offset its huge deficit that would stand at Tk 8,608 crore in the next fiscal year.Yes, we submitted

Rohingyas agree to relocate to Bhasahan Char

Shahnaj Begum

Rohingyas, the forcibly displaced people of Myanmar's Rakhaine State, expressed their willingness to relocate to Bhashan Char, a Tk 2,312 crore project that includes housing, power, communication, healthcare, storm surge protection and cyclone shelter centre facilities for the Rohingyas.This was

Petrobangla to take action against 23 officials

Shahnaj Begum

Finally, the state-owned oil and gas corporation Petrobangla is set to take official action against 23 people including seven former managing directors of Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Limited (BCMCL).Petrobangla decided to take action as those 23 officials had not been

Power from Payra Plant hits snag

Shahnaj Begum

The government plan to add 660 MW of power to the national grid from Payra Power Plant is in limbo as the Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB) has failed to complete the 400KV Payara-Gopalganj transmission line as per schedule.Recently

Two BD firms to export LPG to Indian NE states

Shahnaj Begum

Bangladesh's two companies will export 15,000 metric tonnes of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) per annum to the landlocked northeastern states of India to meet the household energy demands of the four percent of Indian population.According to the plan Omera Petroleum

Two crucial issues to figure in talks with Modi

Shahnaj Begum

India will focus on two crucial issues during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's meeting with her Indian counterpart Norendra Modi in New Delhi on October 5.The first issue is mutual withdrawal of the objections lodged with the UN body to resolve

20-member AL team leaves for China today

Shahnaj Begum

A High-level 20-member delegation of Bangladesh Awami League leaves for China today (Wednesday) at the invitation of Communist Party of China (CPC). AL Presidium Member and Parliamentary Standing Committee Chairman on Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Abdul Matin Khasru will