THIS is unfortunate that the capacity charge 鈥� the money that the Power Development Board pays power-sector investors even when the plants do not produce electricity, with an aim to cover the loans that the plants receive, along with interests, salaries of the employees and returns on the equity 鈥� continues even after the political changeover of August 5, 2024, with the...
THE attack on a police constable inside the courtroom of the Pabna district and sessions judges court on April 15 by leaders and activists of local units of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party is yet another worrying sign of the arrogance of power. The police constable was beaten allegedly for stopping the BNP activists from recording a video and taking photographs inside the...
The 1,496MW Adani power plant in India shut the other unit on Saturday citing technical glitches four days after its one unit went out of operation, hardening challenges to Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government to meet the country鈥檚 growing power demand as summer peaks.
Model and Miss Bangladesh Foundation chairperson Meghna Alam, who was detained by the Dhaka Metropolitan Police鈥檚 Detective Branch Wednesday afternoon, was placed on a 30-day detention under the Special Powers Act, 1974...
Load shedding exceeded 400MW on Wednesday, despite maximum use of oil-based power generation capacity, after a unit of the Adani power plant in India tripped, marking a sudden drop in the power supply...
The Bangladesh India Friendship Power Company Limited has sent a statement in reaction to the 抖阴精品 report published on March 29 titled 鈥楶ower plants exaggerate bills.鈥�...
With the power demand rising amid heatwaves, the energy mix included more oil to boost electricity generation, leading the interim government away from its plan to reduce energy spending...
GLOBALLY, the issue of divorce has gained significant attention, and Bangladesh is no exception. The rate of divorce among urban women, particularly in Dhaka, has notably increased in recent years. This trend reflects deeper societal changes in areas like economic structures, evolving cultural norms, and shifting individual priorities. Divorce, once considered a rare and...
Major joint venture power plants allegedly exaggerating their bills all the way, from manipulating invoices to misinterpreting deals, offers a glimpse into power sector ill practices.
The Summit and Unique groups are among the three power companies who have been asked by the Bangladesh Power Development Board to pay more than Tk 50 crore in liquidity damage.
Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant authorities have successfully conducted the hydraulic pressure tests in first of their two-unit under-built plant, a statement of its Russian builder Rosatom said.
INDIAN nationals occupying almost all top positions at the Bangladesh India Friendship Power Company that runs a 1,320MW coal-based power plant at Rampal, Bagerhat and drawing heftier salaries and benefits than their peers is surprising. According to a financial review by the Bangladesh Power Development Board, 32 of the top 40 positions are occupied by Indians...
Indian nationals working at the Bangladesh India Friendship Power Company are drawing an average monthly salary of more than Tk 10 lakh, revealed a financial review by the Bangladesh Power Development Board.
The power demand reached nearly 15,000 megawatts on Sunday as a mild heatwave swept parts of five divisions in the country on the day amid forecast of the hot spell continuing for at least two more days.
The Bangladesh Power Development Board did not pay last two months鈥� bill to the Barapukuria coal mine company for the coal bought to run the Barapukuria coal power plant, citing excessively high price.
Parts of Dhaka district faced a power outage for about two hours on Tuesday morning as the national grid collapsed with one of its critical substations in Aminbazar going up in flames.
R Sarangapani has joined Bangladesh-India Friendship Power Company (Pvt) Limited as managing director on Sunday, said a press release...
THE shifting tides of global politics have always been dictated by the convergence of interests among great powers. Recently, a new strategic alignment has emerged 鈥� one that promises to redefine the balance of power and reshape international relations. The growing understanding between US president Donald Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin...
Bangladesh Nationalist Party senior leader Dr Abul Moyeen Khan on Tuesday unequivocally told Yunnan Province leaders that if his party came to power, it would prioritise deepening strategic and diplomatic relations with China to ensure a balance of geopolitical power...
Bangladesh has substantially increased coal-fired power generation over the last several days as temperature starts rising with the arrival of warmest time of the year鈥攖hree-month-long pre-monsoon season.
The Bangladesh Power Development Board has again extended the deadlines for its three tenders floated to build solar power plants with capacities between 10MW and 100MW as no proposals have so far been received from potential investors...
As February marks the month of language, it is an opportune time to reflect on the profound significance of language in shaping societies, movements, and individual lives. Language, as a tool of communication, holds immense power 鈥� it can inspire revolutions, unite communities, or incite chaos. Yet, it is also a double-edged sword, capable of both creation and destruction...
Dhaka Bank PLC and Universal College Bangladesh have signed an agreement to empower students, said a press release...
Coal stacks three times the usual height, rising up to 15 meters, smouldered at the Barapukuria coal mine as the 525MW coal-fired Barapukuria power plant shut down its last two units since聽 February 15 due to technical glitches triggered by years of lack of maintenance...
MOLOCH, also known as Molech, was a deity worshipped by the ancient Canaanites and Phoenicians. The name is believed to derive from the Hebrew word 鈥楳elech,鈥� meaning 鈥楰ing.鈥� The worship of Moloch involved elaborate rituals, including the offering of children as burnt sacrifices. Archaeological evidence in Carthage, present-day Tunisia, as well as the Valley of Hinnom...
Power, energy and mineral resources adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan on Monday urged the country鈥檚 people to run their air conditioners at 25 degrees Celsius or above during the upcoming month of Ramadan and summer season.
Bangladesh braces for a difficult summer, feared to be hotter than ever before, faced with the prospect of long hours of power cuts due to outstanding energy bills.聽聽
The South Asia Just Transition Alliance, a platform of green activists in South Asia, called on the Bangladesh government to be inspired by Sri Lanka to exit from the discriminatory power purchase deal with the Adani Power.
The 1320-MW Rampal power plant, a joint venture between state-owned power companies of India and Bangladesh, shut down early Friday, drawing on the force majeure clause of the power purchase agreement between the parties.
French president Emmanuel Macron and Indian prime minister Narendra Modi visited southern France with a packed schedule on Wednesday, fostering a relationship that Paris sees as an alternative to great power rivalries...