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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

Thrust on tapping potential of blue economy

Shahnaj Begum

Bangladesh will host the third Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Blue Economy Ministerial Conference in the capital city of Dhaka on September 5. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the conference but a working session will be held on September

Power purchase deal with India’s Reliance Sept 1

Shahnaj Begum

Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) is set to sign a power purchase agreement with Indian Reliance Power Ltd to purchase power from the proposed 750MW liquefied natural gas (LNG)-based power plant at Meghnaghat in Narayanganj.After a number of changes in

More electricity from Tripura unlikely

Shahnaj Begum

Bangladesh and India have reached a consensus to examine the power export-import issues between the two countries in a holistic approach on the concluding day of power secretary-level talks.We both the countries are ready to expand power exchange programme with

340 MW of power from Tripura likely soon

Shahnaj Begum

The Joint Working Committee (JWC) on power sector cooperation between Bangladesh and India has reached a decision to allocate another 340MW of electricity for Bangladesh to serve its national grid from Indian state of Tripura by mid 2020.We sat today

BD, Myanmar getting ready for Rohingya repatriation

Shahnaj Begum

The government has prepared two transit camps at Keruntali and Ghumdhum points in the bordering areas between Bangladesh and Myanmar to start the much-awaited repatriation of Rohingya refugees.Myanmar is also gearing up to take back more than 2,260 Rohingya Muslim

Unresolved issues to be settled during PM’s Oct visit to Delhi

Shahnaj Begum

Bangladesh and India are set to address unresolved issues between the two countries during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina'a proposed visit to India in October.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to visit India in October this year to discuss bilateral issues,

High-powered Myanmar team in Dhaka to probe allegations

Shahnaj Begum

The Myanmar government has sent a high-powered team to investigate the allegations of human rights violations in the Rakhine state.Former UN under-secretary-general for humanitarian affairs and emergency relief Kenzo Oshima and former senior official at UNICEF Prof Dr Aung Tun

Petrobangla raises gas price to lure IOCs to explore for deposit

Shahnaj Begum

Petrobangla, the state-owned oil and gas corporation has increased gas price to US$ 7.25 per Mcf plus 2 per cent per year from $6.50 to attract the International Oil Companies (IOCs) to explore country's exclusive economic zone to add fresh

BD to import 340 MW more power from Tripura

Shahnaj Begum

Bangladesh will import another 340 MW of electricity from Indian state of Tripura by mid 2020, authoritative sources said.The Joint Working Committee and the Joint Steering Committee on the power sector will sit in a two-day meeting on September 26-25

N-fuel supply deal with Russia Aug 6

Shahnaj Begum

Bangladesh will sign a nuclear fuel supply agreement with Russia for Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) project on August 6.Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC) and a delegation from Russian state-owned firm TVEL Joint Stock Company will sign the deal on