Energy Bangla

A total of 62 politically appointed directors, including the Director General of Power Cell, have been removed from various companies under the Ministry of Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources. “Today we removed a total of 35 directors from the board of directors of different companies’ under Power Division who were picked up on political choice. Of these, 17 are from generation companies and 18 are from transmission and distribution companies,”... »

DHAKA, Aug 16, 2024 (BSS) – With the redistribution of responsibilities to the existing advisers to the interim government, the portfolios of the newly sworn-in four advisers were announced today. Wahiduddin Mahmud has been given the charges of the Ministry Planning and the Ministry of Education while Ali Imam Majumder has been attached to the Chief Adviser’s Office, according to a handout of the Chief Adviser’s Office. Muhammad Fawzul Kabir... »

DHAKA, Aug 9, 2024 (BSS) – The Cabinet Division has announced the portfolios of the members of the interim government that was sworn-in on Thursday night. A gazette notification was published in this regard today. The portfolios of the advisers to the interim government are as follows: Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus: Cabinet Division, defence ministry, armed forces division, education ministry, road, transport and bridges ministry, food ministry, housing and public... »

The Jatiya Sangsad (JS) today passed the Taka 7,97,000 crore national budget for FY25 with a prime focus on maintaining economic stability and augmenting steps to materialise the government’s “Smart Bangladesh” vision. Despite the global volatile condition and adversities, the budget for the next fiscal eyed a 6.75 percent GDP growth while containing the inflation within 6.50 percent. Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali moved the Appropriations Bill, 2024 today,... »

In an era defined by global energy challenges and sustainable development imperatives, strategic partnerships between nations play a pivotal role in shaping future energy landscapes. Bangladesh has actively engaged with European countries like Italy, France, the UK, and the EU to strengthen its energy infrastructure and advance renewable energy initiatives. This article explores the evolving energy cooperation between Bangladesh and its European partners, focusing on key projects, initiatives, and their... »

Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali today proposed allocating Taka 30,317 crore for the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources in the budget for FY 2024-25. “Considering the importance of the power and energy sector, I propose an allocation of Taka 30,317 crore in FY 2024-25. The allocation for this sector was Taka 34,819 crore in FY 2023-24,” he said in his budget speech. Of the total Taka 30,317... »

Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali today placed a Taka 7,97,000 crore national budget for the coming fiscal with a prime focus on maintaining economic stability and augmenting steps to materialise the government’s “Smart Bangladesh” vision. The proposed budget during the new tenure of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government tended to contain inflation as it appears to be major challenge in the existing global and domestic scenario. “(But) this land,... »

Reliance Bangladesh LNG & Power Limited has celebrated the World Environment Day-2024 on 5th June 24 with the theme “Land restoration, desertification and drought resilience” to make the global campaign #GenerationRestoration successful. The Company organized tree plantation programs inside the power plant area and participated in the rally organized by the office of District Commissioner- Narayanganj and distributed 775 tree saplings among the stakeholders. Besides, as a part of cleanliness... »

The government has approved an Annual Development Plan, or ADP, worth Tk 2.65 trillion for the 2024-25 fiscal year, an 8.16 percent rise from the revised outlay for the current fiscal year and 0.76 percent from the original. The endorsement of the new ADP came in a meeting of the National Economic Council chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in Dhaka on Thursday. At a media briefing... »

Prime Minister (PM)’s Energy Advisor Dr Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury, Bir Bikram, today said Bangladesh was facing challenge not to be created by it rather it is created by others. “Some countries were responsible for certain crises of dollar and others as current wars (in the world) created volatile situation,” he said at a seminar on Geology for Sustainable Development organized by Bangladesh Geological Survey Department (GSB) at Petrocenter here. GSB Director... »