Energy Bangla

A large quantity of oil, spilt from a sunken tanker in a river near the Sunderbans, may pose a serious threat to the ecological balance of the largest mangrove forest in the world. The tanker, carrying 350,000 litres of furnace oil, sank in the Shela river near the forest in Mongla upazila of Bagerhat district at around 5:00am yesterday (Tuesday), after being hit by a cargo vessel. M Giasuddin, managing... »

KATHMANDU, Nov 26, 2014 (BSS)-Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi here today said he is making strong efforts to resolve the Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) and Teesta water sharing issue with Bangladesh quickly. He said this during a meeting with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Crowne Plaza Kathmandu on the sidelines of the 18th SAARC Summit here this afternoon. After the meeting, Foreign Secretary Shahidul Haque said Prime Minister Sheikh... »

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said Bangladesh, as an independent nation, has the ability to deal with all natural and manmade disasters and keep pace with development. She expressed her firm conviction that neither any natural calamity nor any manmade disaster can deviate Bangladesh from its cherished goal of development. Addressing the officials of the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief at Bangladesh Secretariat here today the Prime Minister said... »

Indian disaster teams have begun a relief operation after Cyclone Hudhud pounded the eastern coast, forcing as many as 400,000 people to flee. Officials are assessing the damage in Andhra Pradesh and Orissa states, where eight people have been killed. The cyclone wrecked homes, uprooted trees and power lines, blocked roads and damaged crops in the two states. Further heavy rains have been forecast in Orissa, prompting fears of flooding... »

The deep depression over north Andaman sea and adjoining area has moved west-northwestwards and intensified into a cyclonic named ‘Hudhud’. It now lies over southeast bay and adjoining north Andaman sea and was centred at 12 noon on Wednesday about 1,115 kms south of Chittagong port, 1,020 kms south of Cox’s Bazar port, 1,170 kms south-southeast of Mongla port and 1,165 kms south-southeast of Payra port (near lat 12.30 n... »

Dhaka and New Delhi reiterated their commitment to the finalisation of an interim agreement for sharing the waters of the Teesta and Feni rivers. Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali and his Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj reached the decision at the third meeting of the India-Bangladesh Joint Consultative Commission (JCC) held in New Delhi. The two ministers noted that the ratification process following the signing of the Protocol to the Land... »

Assuring her government will do everything necessary for conservation of the tigers, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called upon the tiger range countries to continue their sincere efforts for protecting tigers. “I want to assure you all that my government will do everything and continue all sorts of cooperation for conservation of the tigers. I also hope that the tiger range countries would keep their continued efforts for protecting tigers.... »

Consulates of UK, France and Germany have visited three climate adaptation projects in Dhamrai of Dhaka to emphasise on joint climate diplomacy in Bangladesh. British High Commissioner Robert W Gibson, French Chargé Babou Kamichetty and German Chargé Dr Ferdinand von Weyhe visited Dhamrai on Monday. They visited a solar home system, solar irrigation systems and a domestic biogas and manure national programme providing gas for cooking. They saw for themselves... »

The Department of Environment (DoE), with support from GIZ, the German Development Cooperation, organized an intensive training for the officials of DoE on 24th and 25th of September 2013 to finalize standards and guidelines, which will become part of the environmental regulations for industrialsludge. Promotion of Social and Environmental Standards in the Industry (PSES), a joint project of the governments of Bangladesh and Germany, implemented by Deutsche GesellschaftfürInternationaleZusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH,... »

DHAKA, Sept 03, 2014: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today put emphasis on keeping operative all the rivers of the country, especially six rivers around Dhaka city, by restoring their navigability through dredging. “It would help develop the country’s communication system and transportation of goods smoothly. Besides, tourist spots would be built on the banks of the rivers through their beautification,” she said. The Prime Minister expressed the views when a... »