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Govt plans gradual power tariff adjustments to reduce subsidy dependency

Shahnaj Begum

The government plans to enhance the power tariff once again before presenting the national budget to parliament for the fiscal year 2024-2025. This move is aimed at securing the USD 700 million IMF loan, which constitutes the third installment of

Unplanned urbanisation intensifies heat crisis in Bangladesh

Shahnaj Begum

Climate scientists have said that unplanned urbanization, especially unplanned infrastructure and buildings in city areas, changes in air movement, humidity, radiation and various climate-related factors are the main cause of increasing heat sufferings in Bangladesh.During this April when the temperature

China, BD talk co-op on Teesta

Shahnaj Begum

Bangladesh and China are set to renew the mutual cooperation in the field of management and development of water resources, especially for the mighty Brahmaputra River (Teesta) to develop a smart flood forecasting and warning mechanism.Bangladesh and China signed a

Qatar Emir arrives tomorrow

Shahnaj Begum

Qatars Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani will arrive in Dhaka tomorrow (Monday) for 24 hours to strengthen ties in multiple areas including trade, defence and investment.Bangladesh government in a gazette notification has declared the emir as a very

Bhutan king likely to arrive in Dhaka on Mar 25

Shahnaj Begum

Bhutanese King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wang-chuck is likely to arrive Dhaka on March 25 to the countrys 54th Indepen-dence and National Day.The 31-year-old King, who took office from his father King Jigme Singhe Wangchuk formally in 2008, arrived in Dhaka

BD agrees to buy hydro-power from Nepal at 6.5 cents per unit

Shahnaj Begum

Bangladesh has agreed to buy hydro-power from Nepal at a rate of 6.5 cents for per unit; however, Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) would not bear the cost of transmission and trade margin (service charge) for the supply of power to

Load-shedding fear looms

Shahnaj Begum

Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB)s generation plan is likely to face catastrophe if Petrobangla, the state owned oil and gas corporation, fail to ensure gas-LNG-coal and liquid fuel supply to power plants.We are ready to supply 17,000 MW of electricity

A threat to environment, public health defying global trends

Shahnaj Begum

The presence of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in Dhakas air raises serious health concerns. It aggravates existing respiratory diseases, increases the risk of asthma in children, and increases the frequency and severity of asthma symptoms in both children and adults.This pollutant

Plan to raise gas, power tariff to meet IMF terms

Shahnaj Begum

The Ministry of Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources plans to increase electricity and gas tariffs through an executive order soon to fulfill a condition set by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for disbursing the USD 4.5 billion loan before the

Nepali electricity will be costly

Shahnaj Begum

Energy experts are cautious about negotiation on the tariff proposal of Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) before finalizing the tariff as the two sides are closer to ink the first-ever trading of 40MW of electricity from Nepal to Bangladesh.Experts said as