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● 3 state ministers, 5 dozens MPs didn't get AL nomination ● Three celebrities get AL nomination ● Those who get Awami League nomination ● Shakib, Mashrafe get Awami League nomination ● Expatriate's wife, two daughters found dead in Kishoreganj ● 2 die in Dinajpur truck-pickup van collision ● Maxwell hits double hundred, rescues Australia from rubble

Rampal Power Plant's operation schedule fails

Shahnaj Begum from Bagherhat, Khulna

The authorities failed to resume operation of the 1,320 MW Rampal power plant on Wednesday due to technical glitch.The authorities postponed the scheduled resumption at the last moment.This plant was shutdown on January 14 due to coal supply shortage, coal

BPDB seeks Adani to lower coal price for purchase

Shahnaj Begum

Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) wants a negotiation with Indian company Adani over a 'discount' on coal price, as it feels that Adani has quoted an excessive rate for coal purchase.In our view, the coal price, Adani has quoted for

US State Dept official Chollet due Feb 14

Shahnaj Begum

Derek H Chollet, the Counsellor of the US Department of State will visit Dhaka on February 14 to discuss crucial bi-lateral issues with Bangladesh government for mutual benefit.He (Chollet) will be here for a 12-hour short visit but it is

Govt mulls import of 40pc power to meet demand by 2050

Shahnaj Begum

The government is mulling import of 40 per cent of the electricity from abroad for meeting around 85,000 MW of projected electricity demand by 2050.The revised Integrated Energy and Power Master Plan (IEPMP) has a plan to produce around 85,000

BD requires $230b till 2050 to avert climate catastrophe

Shahnaj Begum

Bangladesh requires US$230 billion over the next 27 years till 2050 to avert a climate catastrophe as it committed to cut carbon emissions by 89.47 million tonnes or 21.85 per cent of carbon dioxide by 2030.Bangladesh's current contribution to global

Systems loss cut to solve energy crisis, BERC member tells JS body

Shahnaj Begum

Reducing systems loss in gas sector by five per cent, the government would be able to solve the crisis in energy sector without increasing price or even without the proposed Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (amendment) Ordinance, 2022 Bill, Bangladesh Energy

India refuses Ursa Major to dock, off load at Haldia Port

Shahnaj Begum

The Indian government has refused to let the Russian flag carrier Ursa Major, carrying equipment for Bangladesh's first ever nuclear power plant to anchor at West Bengal's Haldia Port, which faces US sanctions.The Russian ship is now heading back to

PM directs BB to foot coal bills to keep Payra, Rampal running

Shahnaj Begum

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at an emergency meeting at Ganabhaban on Wednesday directed officials concerned of Bangladesh Bank (BB) and the Finance Ministry to allocate dollars for making debt repayment and coal-fuel import-related payments for continuing the production of the

PM directs BB to allocate USD to import coal for Payra, Rampal power plants

Shahnaj Begum

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has directed the Forex Reserve and Treasury Management Department of the Bangladesh Bank and the Finance Ministry to allocate dollars for making debt repayment and coal import-related payments for continuing the production in Payra and Rampal

Momen, Lu to discuss IPS, other issues at Padma today

Shahnaj Begum

Defence cooperation, US Indo-Pacific Strategy (IPS), maritime security and human rights issue will dominate today's (Sunday) meeting between Bangladesh and USA at State Guest House Padma when the Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen and the visiting US Assistant Secretary