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Action against corrupt Titas officials, illegal gas links starts

Shahnaj Begum

A deputy general manager (DGM) level official of Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Ltd has given around 2,000 illegal gas connections in Uttarkhan in the capital in the last few years by taking bribe of Tk 200,000 for each

Nasrul calls emergency meeting today

Shahnaj Begum

The Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources will sit with the gas distribution agencies on Monday to discuss the safety issue in all worshipping places.Following the Narayanganj mosque blast incident, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul

PM’s directive to go for uniform power tariff for rural people

Shahnaj Begum

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has directed the utility agencies to make a common electricity tariff chart for the rural poor people, living in remote char areas (Island) and coastal areas, to remove inequality between the grid and off grid consumers.The

BD to submit ‘Amended Memorial on Damages’ to ICSID for reparation

Shahnaj Begum

Bangladesh will submit an 'Amended Memorial on Damages' of two gas blowouts in Chattak Gas field in Sunamganj to the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) on September 7 this year.In line with the ICSID verdict, Petrobangla, the

Dhaka wins compensation case against oil giant Niko

Shahnaj Begum

The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) has given its verdict in favour of Bangladesh in a case against Niko for damaging a huge quantity of gas in two separate gas blowouts in 2005 due to Niko's negligence

Payra power plant likely to be mega burden

Shahnaj Begum

The country's mega coal-fired power project, the 1,320 MW Payra Power Plant, is going to be a burden for the country as it will only increase government subsidy and will never be able to run in full swing in near

BERC moves to fix retail price of LPG

Shahnaj Begum

The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has taken up an initiative to fix the retail price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) through a pricing policy like natural gas and electricity as per High Court order.LPG consumption in the country has

Big gas reserve between Jamalpur and Shariatpur, hopes Energy Ministry

Shahnaj Begum

Energy Ministry sees a new prospect of a big gas zone between Jamalpur and Shariatpur districts and plans to go for drilling work very soon.We are set to start 3,000 km seismic line survey there. The primary report is positive.

National Energy Security Day today

Shahnaj Begum

Soon after independence, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the Father of the Nation, bought five gas fields from the then British Oil Company 'Shell Oil' at a nominal price (worth 4.5 million pound sterling). But at the back of the mind

Govt to revise Power Sector Master Plan

Shahnaj Begum

The government is set to revise the Power Sector Master Plan (PSMP) - 2016 to match with the coronavirus pandemic that has lowered the power demand significantly and increased financial stress on Bangladesh Development Board (BPDB). The country's current power