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State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid today said Digital Bangladesh would be materialized by using the young generation’s innovative ideas. “Our 50 percent population is under 25 years, so the country’s future would be built by using the young people’s innovation as well as their innovative activities,” he said while speaking as the session chair at a roundtable discussion at Bijoy Hall, Bidyut Bhaban in the... »

Nearly 200 readymade garment manufacturers in Bangladesh are facing severe shortage of gas and power supplies, leading to massive disruptions in production, the owners’ association claimed. “As it has become difficult to get new gas and power connections, many RMG manufacturers in the country have resorted to diesel-run power generators, while power cuts have just added to our woes,” said Siddiqur Rahman, president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association.... »

More than 50 people across Bangladesh have died after being struck by lightning in the past two days, police say. Many of the dead were farmers who were killed as they worked in their paddy fields. Bangladesh is prone to electrical storms but this year they have been particularly severe. Experts suggest a general rise in temperatures and deforestation may be factors. Other victims included two students in the capital,... »

Over 70 NGOs and green groups from home and abroad have appealed to the Export-Import Bank of India to abandon its plans to finance the construction of the Rampal coal power plant in Bangladesh and save the Sundarbans wetlands from destruction. A global coalition, including BankTrack, Greenpeace International, Rainforest Action Network, and Indian and Bangladeshi green groups, made this appeal yesterday to save tigers. The open letter of the coalition... »

Minister Nasrul Hamid says according to the Environmental Impact Assessment outcome, the establishment of Rampal Power Plant will not pose any threat to the environment of the mangrove forest. The Sundarbans will not face any environmental hazard due to the establishment of coal-based Rampal Power Plant, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid told parliament wednesday. According to a feasibility study and the Environmental Impact Assessment outcome,... »

Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister Office Mohammad Abul Kalam Azad urged the power sector officials to frame the personal and organizational “Integrity Strategy” for making Bangladesh a welfare state. “Integrity Strategy is a guide line for a person to make himself an apparently perfect one and in a same ways it is the guideline for an organization to establish good governance in the state and society,” He remarked while... »

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday asked the Home Minister to boost security and safety measures of all gas fields and power plants in the country. The Prime Minister instruction follows an Indian newspaper report regarding the threat from the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) to blow up Bangladesh gas transmission lines including the Bibiana Gas Field in Sylhet. According to a source in the Prime Minister’s office, the... »

Reiterating her steadfast commitment to build Bangladesh as a prosperous and developed country, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today sought more cooperation from the neighbouring countries to achieve the goal. “We are committed to building a prosperous and developed Bangladesh. To achieve the goal, we need more support and cooperation from neighbours,” she said. The Premier was talking to Indian Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Dharmendra... »

Indian Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan is coming to Dhaka. The Indian High Commission says the minister will be visiting Dhaka from Apr 17 to Apr 19 at the invitation of his Bangladesh counterpart Nasrul Hamid. He will be accompanied by a high level delegation consisting of heads of Indian Public Sector Units in the energy sector. During the visit, he is expected... »

State Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid on Saturday said students of petroleum and mining engineering at different universities will be able to avail internships at different organisations under the power, energy and mineral resources ministry. He made the remarks while addressing a seminar on “Potentials of Petroleum and Mining Engineering in Bangladesh” at Jessore University of Science and Technology in Jessore. The junior minister said that his ministry... »