2 Coal Power Plants Maiden private venture gets nod Each of the plants in Chittagong, Khulna to produce 300MW electricity The cabinet committee on purchase yesterday approved setting up of two coal-fired power plants by the private sector for the first time. Each of the plants will generate 300 megawatts of electricity. Bangladesh roughly has ... Read more
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Aug 21 attack: PM’s allegation part of political vengeance, says Alamgir
In reply of the premier’s Sunday’s allegation against BNP on August 21 attack, BNP Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said the government has implicated his party leaders in connection with the attack to obscure the real culprits. Alamgir made the statement while addressing an iftar party at Lalbagh area in the
Hand over Suchitra Sen’s house in two months: HC
The High Court on Sunday asked the Imam Gazzali Institute to vacate the ancestral house of Suchitra Sen, Bangla movies’ legendary actress, and hand it over to the government within two months. The bench of Justice Hasan Foez Siddique and Md Jahangir Hossain also asked the government to implement the plan to set up a ... Read more
Grenade attack case ready to begin soon
The ruling Awami League, its different associate bodies and organisations will observe the deadly 21 August Grenade Attack Day with due solemnity across the country on Sunday. They have chalked out various programmes to mourn the victims of the grenade attacks, says a party press release. Party leaders and activists will place floral wreaths at ... Read more
Aug 21 culprits to be punished: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said her government wants to end killing, terrorism and militancy in the country through bringing the masterminds and killers of grenade attacks of August 21 under trial. In a message marking the day, the Premier said the August 21 grenade attack was aimed at halting the trend of independence, ... Read more
Coal power project with India goes slow
Bangladesh and India’s move for a $1.5 billion joint venture coal-fired power plant in Khulna has somewhat slowed down due to various hitches, and a feasibility study has scaled up cost of civil construction at the project site due to poor soil condition. Despite this, Power Development Board hopes to sign a joint venture agreement ... Read more
Govt plans to cash in on Bimstech initiative
Electricity Import Govt plans to cash in on Bimstech initiative Bangladesh plans to import of another 500 megawatt of power from India under the Bimstec framework. Officials said the proposal will be formally placed at the Bimstec technical committee meeting scheduled for August 23-24 in Dhaka under a trans-power exchange initiative. The Bimstec (Bay of ... Read more
Govt targets 7 power plants
Eyes hard-term overseas loan The government plans to set up seven power plants partly with hard-term loans from abroad to lessen pressure on the foreign exchange reserve. The plants of a total of 1,455 megawatt capacity will cost Tk 10,230 crore, with Tk 6,770 crore or $900 million coming from overseas as supplier’s credit, according ... Read more
RU teachers, students demand withdrawal of all cases
Rajshahi University teachers and students on Saturday demanded that the government and the authorities concerned should withdraw the cases filed against the university students in connection with the August 2007 campus protests. Campus protests began on August 20 with Dhaka University students taking to the streets
Import of used cars slips while more new cars come in
Import of used cars from Japan posted a sharp decline in fiscal year 2010-2011 from that of the previous two years. Importers said the reasons for the drastic fall in used car import included increased import duty, scarcity of used cars in Japan after the devastating tsunami hit the country in March, and devaluation
Earnings from telecom up 29pc
The government has earned Tk 3,061 crore from the telecommunication sector last fiscal year — a 29 percent rise from a year earlier. Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has recently handed over the money to the government
SUST decides to give extra time for examinees with disabilities
The Shahjalal University of Science and Technology has decided to give an extra five minutes per hour for examinees with disabilities. The decision was made in the 117th academic council meeting on Saturday afternoon, confirmed the university officials. The SUST authorities are also mulling over offering the extra time for the admission seekers with
UNFPA to fund $70m for next five years
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has pledged to fund $70 million in the next five-year (2012-16) plan to improve the country’s maternal and reproductive health and tackle violence against women. UNFPA Executive Director Dr Babatunde Osotimehin said this at a press conference at Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in the city yesterday, ending his three-day visit ... Read more
Experts for microgrids to ease power woes
As frequent power outages and government inability to increase electricity production have gripped mass psyche, one element is, perhaps, eluding all eyes. That is delay in adoption of a digital power monitoring system is costing the country hard, which could have otherwise saved up to 500 Mw every day. Power generation, on a daily basis, ... Read more
Woman killed by wild elephant
A woman was killed by wild elephant on Wednesday in hilly area of Islampur union in Cox’s Bazar Sadar upazila. The deceased was Khorsida Begum, 35, daughter of Ishaque Mia of village Lalsiha under Islampur union in the Cox’s Bazar Sadar upazila. With this, the number of killing by wild elephant has risen to nine ... Read more
Gas found in Sundalpur
Petrobangla hopes to get 10-12mmcf gas from the newly discovered field Petrobangla yesterday announced the discovery of a gas field by Bapex in Sundalpur of Noakhali while many parts of the country face a shortfall in gas supply. Petrobangla Chairman Hussain Monsur disclosed it at a press conference at its headquarters in the capital yesterday. ... Read more
Highway repair to take months
RHD officials say they can now only fill potholes to make roads suitable for transport before Eid Although Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday gave a firm directive to repair all dilapidated highways before Eid-ul-Fitr, Roads and Highway Department (RHD) officials said practically it is not possible. They said the huge task cannot be completed ... Read more
Gas-field discovered in Noakhali by Bapex
The state-run Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company after 15 years has finally discovered a new gas-field located at Sundulpur in Companyganj upazila under Noakhali district. Bapex, which is a subsidiary of the state-run Oil, Gas and Mineral Resources Corporation, Petrobangla, discovered the Saldanadi gas-field in 1996 in
Problem lies in setting priorities
Muhith says funds no problem for road repair Road maintenance and many other important works were not done properly as numerous projects have been taken without priority and with small allocation of funds, said Finance Minister AMA Muhith. Muhith was speaking with the media yesterday after a meeting with Ukrainian Agriculture Policy and Food Minister ... Read more
Fitra fixed at Tk 53
Fitra for this year has been fixed at minimum Tk 53 per head and maximum Tk 1,320. The amount was fixed by Islamic Foundation at a meeting yesterday. Prof Maulana Mohammad Salahuddin, Khatib of Baitul Mukarram mosque chaired the meeting. A pres release issued after the meeting said the Sadqatul Fitra was fixed taking into ... Read more