Energy Bangla

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina is likely to hold a Press Conference on the next Saturday addressing the Rampal Power Plant issue. Sources from Power Division confirmed that, the Prime Minister is going to express her opinions regarding the Rampal plant and hopefully will answer the critics of the project. Today, the PM had a meeting with the Power secretary Monwar Islam and the officials of Bangladesh India Friendship Power Company... »

Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia on Wednesday termed Rampal power plant anti-people, urging the authorities to stop the work of the power plant without further delay. Addressing a press conference at her Gulshan office, the 20-party opposition alliance chief called on the people to raise their voice against the risky power plant being constructed in the vicinity of the world’s largest mangrove forest, the Sundarbans. She, however, did not... »

Workers and operators of petrol pumps and tanker trucks has given a deadline for the government to meet their demands. Or else, they have threatened to go on a country-wide strike on Aug 28. The Bangladesh Petrol Pump and Tank Lorry Owners-Workers Unity Council’s announcement came at Press briefing in Dhaka on Saturday. It said if their 12 demands are not met within the deadline then they will stop all... »

The National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports has been holding nationwide protest rallies against Rampal power project near the Sundarbans. Some days ago, the organisation announced the protest events in every district sadar. The main event started on the premises of Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka with the participation of its activists, some leftist organisations as well as the common people around 11am. The event’s... »

Rampal, the most controversial coal-fired power plant in the country has been an apple of discord between the green activists and the government of Bangladesh. However, Prof Anu Muhammad pointed to a new dimension of this dissonance claiming that, the power plant will not only destroy the Sundarbans but also may damage the friendly relationship between India and Bangladesh. Sultana Kamal, convenor of the Sundarban Rokkha Jatiya Committee, urged the... »

Engineer Khaled Mahmud has been appointed as the the new chairman of the state-owned Power Development Board (PDB). Prior to his new position, he was serving as Member (generation) of the same organization. Replacing his predecessor Samsul Hasan Mia, the new PDB chairman took charge on Wednesday.

Negotiations failed once again on the issue of splitting up the state-owned Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB). Leaders of the trade union of BPDB tried to negotiate with the state minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid in a meeting held at the secretariat office on Sunday but finally the meeting ended up without any settlement. The government is on the way to split up the distribution wing... »

Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) and Socialist Party of Bangladesh (SPB) have threatened to call for hartal any time if the Gas price is raised. The leaders from both of parties also claimed to make the whole country stall if anything such happens. The leaders of CPB and SPB held a demonstration on Thursday before the TCB bhaban of the city. The president of CPB Muzahidul Islam Selim led the... »

Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) is about to be turned into a company. In fact, only the distribution part of PDB will be handed over to a new company called North-West Zone Power Distribution Company Ltd. (NWZPDC) Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has also expressed her consent in the transformation procedure of this state run organization. Today, the prime minister had a meeting with shipping minister Shahjahan Khan and state minister... »

The National Energy Security Day-2016 is being observed tuesday commemorating the historic decision taken by Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on this day in 1975. President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina gave separate messages on the eve of the day. In his message, President Abdul Hamid said: “Following the footprint of Bangabandhu, Awami League government always gives priority to energy security of the country.... »