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PTI:The 1,320-MW Rampal Power Plant is being built by BIFPC, the joint venture between India’s NTPC Limited and Bangladesh Power Development Board.The first consignment of coal for a thermal power plant being developed by State-owned NTPC Limited through a joint venture in Bangladesh is getting ready at the port in Kolkata and will be shipped to Mongla Port in the neighbouring country in the next 2-3 days, an official said... »

UNB, Dhaka:Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the government wants to develop the country and for that reason it needs more energy. “We want the development of our country. That’s why we need energy,” she said when Special US Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry called on her at her the Gono Bhaban. PM’s press secretary Ihsanul Karim later briefed reporters. He said the prime minister mentioned that as a... »

bdnews Bangladesh and India have signed five memoranda of understanding or MoU in Dhaka to enhance cooperation in disaster management, trade, IT and sports among other fields. The MoUs were exchanged after a bilateral meeting headed by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart at her office on Saturday, her Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim said. The two leaders also inaugurated several development projects via videoconferencing.Modi handed 1.2 million coronavirus... »

From Daily Star Digital:Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said both India and Bangladesh want to see stability, love, and peace in the world instead of instability, terror and unrest. Both the countries want to see the world progressing through their own progress, Narendra Modi said while addressing Matua community in Orakandi of Gopalganj’s Kashiani, Bangladesh. India and Bangladesh have proven their capabilities during the Coronavirus pandemic and today, both... »

bdnews24.com Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has paid tribute to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at his final resting place in Tungipara on the second day of his Bangladesh visit.Modi was greeted with flowers by his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina, accompanied by her younger sister Sheikh Rehana on Saturday. Modi laid a wreath at the tomb of the architect of an independent Bangladesh. Here’s what the Indian prime minister wrote in... »

BSS:Visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi today paid tribute to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Tungipara in Gopalganj on the occasion of the birth centenary of Bangabandhu and Golden Jubilee of the country’s Independence. The Indian Premier paid homage to Bangabandhu by placing a wreath at his mausoleum there. After laying the wreath, Narendra Modi stood in solemn silence for some time as a mark of... »

bdnews Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emphasised boosting cooperation with Bangladesh in trade and commerce and antiterrorism efforts.“We must remember that though we have similar possibilities in the area of trade and development, we also face similar threats, such as terrorism,” he said while speaking on the 50 years of Bangladesh’s independence and Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s birth centenary in Dhaka on Friday. “The ideologies and forces behind these... »

bdnews Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has emphasised regional cooperation and urged all to rise above differences to work for the welfare of the people on the twin occasions of 50 years of independence and Bangabandhu’s birth centenary.The independence hero, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, believed in regional cooperation and emphasised cooperation based on trust and equity as he dreamt of economic freedom along with political independence, his daughter Hasina said at... »

As a part of its ongoing annual scholarship program for financially disadvantaged, meritorious students, Chevron Bangladesh has awarded scholarships to 849 students from 23 educational institutions near Chevron’s Bibiyana, Jalalabad and Moulavi Bazar gas fields; about 64% of the scholarship recipients are female. Also included in the total are 66 scholarships for students who achieved excellent grades in the 2020 Secondary School Certificate (SSC) exams. The average pass rate of... »

  Bangladesh-India Friendship Power Company (Pvt.) Limited (BIFPCL) as part of its contribution towards development of power sector in Bangladesh has recruited first batch of engineer trainees for its 2X660 MW Maitree Super Thermal Power Project, Rampal, Bagerhat. Starting today on 11th January, 2021, these 43 engineering trainees would undergo a three month long foundation training program at the Power Management Institute (PMI) of NTPC Ltd. in Noida, UP of... »