Dhaka Thursday, Jun 25, 2026
- PM urges global leaders to turn climate pledges into action
- No Plan to Provide New Gas Connections to Household Sector
- All Quick Rental Power Plants Retired: Power Minister
- It Will Take Time to Break Free from the Cycle of Corruption in the Power Sector: Information Minister
- Electricity Prices Increased for All Consumers
- Approval Given to Purchase Three LNG Cargoes
- Diesel, Kerosene Prices Cut By 50p For November
- AI Boom To Fuel Natural Gas Demand In Coming Years, Report Says
- Bangladesh signs €477m deals with EU and EIB for renewable energy and more
- The Current Oil Price Rally Is Reaching Its Limits
EB Reports
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has reaffirmed Bangladesh’s commitment to achieve all targets relevant to Sustainable Development Goal-14 – conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development. Momen delivered the country statement at the plenary session of the 2nd UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon on Thursday. Secretary, Maritime Affairs Unit at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Rear Admiral (Retd) Md Khurshed Alam, Bangladesh Ambassador... »
With a global economic crisis wrought by a mix of the coronavirus pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war in the backdrop rocking the economy, parliament has passed the Tk 6.78 trillion spending plan with the aim of bringing Bangladesh back on the path to development. The MPs passed the budget for 2022-23 fiscal year in voice vote in a session chaired by Speaker Shirin Shamin Chaudhury on Thursday, the last day... »
Sustainable Blue Economy Investment Forum (SBEIF) organized a special event for the 2nd United Nations Ocean Conference Hosted by the Governments of Portugal and Kenya that has taken place at the Estoril Congress Centre in Cascais, Lisbon on June 28, 2022, UN USG, UN DESA -Liu Zhenmin, President of the Portuguese Parliament- Augusto Santos Silva, President of the Republic of Kenya -Uhuru Kenyatta, Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, USA -John... »
The new “agreement in principle” for a modernized Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) falls short of pledges to make the trade and investment deal better suited to achieving international climate goals, IISD experts say. The Energy Charter Treaty’s contracting parties announced the deal on Friday, June 24, capping years of talks that were launched after mounting concerns over the ECT’s excessive use by investors in disputes and record-breaking financial awards against... »
The 2022 UN Ocean Conference has opened in Lisbon, Portugal today with a call for a new chapter of ocean action driven by science, technology, and innovation. United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, President of Portugal Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, and President of the Republic of Kenya Uhuru Kenyatta were present at the opening ceremony. While addressing at the opening of the Conference United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said, we have... »
The Padma Bridge is not a pile of brick and cement but a symbol of Bangladesh’s pride, honour and ability, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Saturday, as she celebrated the completion of the government-funded project. “The bridge belongs to the people of Bangladesh. It encapsulates our passion, creativity, courage, endurance and perseverance,” she said during the inauguration of the long-awaited Padma Bridge, the longest in Bangladesh. The construction of... »
The government order to shut stores and shopping malls at 8pm everyday to save power and fuel amid rising global energy prices is going into effect from Monday. The authorities fixed the date and sorted out other details in a meeting hosted by the labour and employment ministry on Sunday. Representatives of businesses were also present. Monnujan Sufian, state minister for labour and employment, said the ministry took steps to... » 
Falak Mia, a resident of Khaliajuri Upazila in Netrokona, wrestled with rising water to harvest nearly 30 tonnes of paddy from his flooded fields a month ago. His success meant he had enough rice for his family throughout the year and he could sell the rest to pay other costs. Now all seems lost. The warehouse he had rented has gone under three to four feet of floodwater. “I don’t... » 
All the lights on the Padma Bridge have been lit for the first time 10 days before the inauguration of the mega structure. As many as 415 lights along the 6.15 km bridge were switched on at a time on the stretch from Munshiganj’s Mawa end to Shariatpur’s Zajira on Tuesday. On Monday, 205 of the lights powered by the Mawa substation were turned on. The illuminated bridge dazzled the... »
Reliance Bangladesh LNG & Power Limited observed World Environment Day on 5th June 2022 with various initiatives around the project area. This year theme was ‘‘Only One Earth”, with a slogan “Living Sustainably in Harmony with Nature”. To create awareness, Reliance Bangladesh LNG & Power Limited, a 718MW (Net) Gas Based CCPP organized different activities among schools and community around the project area. The Company also distributed and planted 1050... »