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DMT to determine iron ore reserve in Dinajpur

Shahnaj Begum

Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Ltd has signed a contract with DMT Consulting Ltd to determine the reserve of iron ore and its commercial potential at Hakimpur upazila of Dinajpur.On June 19 in 2019, the Geological Survey of Bangladesh (GSB) announced

Energy saving plan fails to attract public attention: DG Power Cell

Shahnaj Begum

The measures taken by the government to save 1,000 MW of electricity from energy savings programme has failed to get public response in the area-wise load-shedding schedule that started last Tuesday.We have a plan to cut 10 per cent use

Maddhapara Granite collects Tk 100cr evading Tk 15cr tax

Shahnaj Begum

Petrobangla helped the Maddhapara Granite Mine Company Ltd (MGMCL), a sister concern of the state owned organization to avail a bill worth TK 100 crore evading TK 15 crore tax-VAT.As per agreement, the contractor shall entirely responsible for all kinds

Recurrent power outages fray rural people’s nerves

Shahnaj Begum

People in rural areas are experiencing unprecedented load shedding for the last two days as the Rural Electrification Board (REB) and Power Development Board (PDB) are rampantly cutting off power without any prior announcement or maintaining time schedule.About 20 Palli

BD seeks GSP+ status as EU starts weighing labour law execution

Shahnaj Begum

Bangladesh wants an extension of the existing duty-free quota-free (DFQF) market access from the EU countries as a member of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) for 12 years after the country's graduation to the group of developing country. Bangladesh is

Fall of BDT against USD prevents BPC from importing fuel

Shahnaj Begum

Currency depreciation, high import costs of petroleum and liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the global market has prevented Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) from opening letters of credit (LCs) for fuel import.Fuel import in the future may be at risk, earlier,

Power outage returns with full fury, cripples consumers

Shahnaj Begum

Load-shedding has reappeared after a gap of a few years adding to the sufferings of domestic consumers and causing loss to the industrial sector. Now the northern part of the country has been experiencing power outage for 6 to 7

Experts differ over proposed integrated energy master plan!

Shahnaj Begum

Experts are divided over the proposed Integrated Energy and Power Master Plan (IEPMP) as they feels that it is an unrealistic one and failed to project the exact scenario of the high global energy price amid a war-time situation and

Govt mulling fresh fuel price hike

Shahnaj Begum

The government is considering raising the fuel prices to cut losses of Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) amid a price hike of crude oil and diesel in the global market which crossed $170 per barrel on Thursday. We are not thinking

Rampal Power Plant commissioning date deferred once again

Shahnaj Begum

Bangladesh-India Friendship Power Company Ltd (BIFPCL) authority has deferred the commercial operation date of 1,320 MW Rampal Power Plant once again without fixing a new time schedule.In January 29 of 2012, the Power Development Board (PDB) signed an agreement with