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Energy
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Energy
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Accidents & Fires
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Energy
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10 February 2026, 19:58 PM
Natural resources
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Energy
Govt cuts fuel prices by Tk 2 per litre for Feb
1 February 2026, 00:12 AM
Energy
Power deals rigged against public: Review committee flags structural overpricing
25 January 2026, 16:36 PM
Bangladesh
Barapukuria plant adds electricity to grid after four-day halt
22 January 2026, 20:31 PM
Energy
Pushed towards extinction
18 January 2026, 02:50 AM
Bangladesh can’t buy Russian crude oil
Bangladesh would not be buying crude oil from Western-sanctioned Russia as its refinery is configured to process only oil from the Arab countries, said Nasrul Hamid, the state minister for power, energy and mineral resources.
31 May 2022, 18:00 PM
Fishermen, visitors banned from Sundarbans
Fishermen and visitors have been banned from entering the Sundarbans for three months, starting today, for the smooth breeding of fish inside the forest’s rivers and canals.
31 May 2022, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh’s refinery not capable of using Russian crude oil
Bangladesh’s refinery is not technically capable of using Russian crude oil, said State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid.
31 May 2022, 11:45 AM
Elephant, rescued from swamp, dies while undergoing treatment
An Asian elephant, which was rescued from a muddy swamp in Rangunia a month ago, died while undergoing treatment in Dulahazara Safari Park in Chakaria, Cox's Bazar.
29 May 2022, 09:10 AM
World Migratory Bird Day: The alarming decline of birds at Hakaluki
The number of migratory birds at Hakaluki Haor has been gradually decreasing over the last five years for a variety of reasons.
13 May 2022, 18:00 PM
Locals kill nilgai in Thakurgaon village
A nilgai was killed by locals at the Bharnia Mandalpara village in Thakurgaon’s Ranisankail upazila this (May 12, 2022) afternoon.
12 May 2022, 15:37 PM
Kailashtila starts supplying newly discovered gas into national grid
Newly found natural gas from the Kailastila field in Sylhet has started flowing into the national grid boosting the country's overall supply of the fuel, said officials today (May 9, 2022).
9 May 2022, 14:39 PM
Prohibited from logging Sundari tree trunks seized from pond in Bagerhat
The forest department has seized seven logs of Sundari tree, which is prohibited from logging, from a pond at Guatla village in Morrelganj Upazila of Bagerhat today (May 7, 2022).
7 May 2022, 17:07 PM
33 rare 'Batagur Baska' turtles hatched in Sundarban’s Karamjal
Thirty-three babies of Batagur Baska, a critically endangered riverine turtle species, were born today at Karamjal Wildlife Breeding Centre in the Sundarbans in Bagerhat.
7 May 2022, 09:57 AM
Elephant trapped in muddy swamp, rescued after 16 hours
An elephant calf which got trapped in a muddy swamp has been rescued by locals in collaboration with forest officials after 16 hours.
30 April 2022, 06:16 AM
Bangladesh wants to export electricity to Nepal in winter, import hydropower in summer
Bangladesh has offered to export electricity to Nepal in the winter season and import its hydropower in summer.
26 April 2022, 13:03 PM
Anxious villagers chase elephant after it goes berserk in Gaibandha
Hundreds of people of some villages in Sadar upazila of Gaibandha today (April 17, 2022) ran an elephant with their lives at stake after the circus mammal went berserk throwing its mahout from its back and came to the locality.
17 April 2022, 15:29 PM
Injured lioness Nodi in critical condition, say vets at Cox's Bazar safari park
Once a centre of attraction, Nodi, the 11-year-old lioness at Dulhazra Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Safari Park in Cox’s Bazar, is in critical condition.
16 April 2022, 08:35 AM
Man dies from elephant attack in Ctg
A day labourer died after being attacked by an elephant in Banshkhali upazila of Chattogram today (April 15, 2022).
15 April 2022, 16:55 PM
Jet fuel prices hiked for the 13th time in 17 months
Jet fuel price has shot up again from last week – for the 13th hike in 17 months – causing severe blow to the already struggling Bangladeshi aviation industry.
13 April 2022, 12:22 PM
Paramount Textile to form JV for 100MW solar power plant
Paramount Textile Ltd (PTL) today said it will form a joint venture company with Dynamic Sun Energy Private Ltd to establish a 100 megawatt solar power plant in Pabna sadar, a northwest district.
12 April 2022, 14:08 PM
Record 14,001 MW electricity generated in the country
The country has generated 14,001 megawatts of electricity which broke all the records of electricity production in the country past.
7 April 2022, 19:22 PM
Relief from gas shortage? Extraction begins in 3 Bibiana wells after 3 days
Three days into the acute gas crisis in Dhaka, gas extraction has started from three wells in the largest gas field Bibiana.
5 April 2022, 06:34 AM
Sundarbans has 114 tigers at present: Environment Minister
According to the latest survey, there are 114 tigers in the Sundarbans, Shahab Uddin, environment, forests and climate change minister, told the parliament today.
4 April 2022, 09:05 AM
Limited gas supply on first day of Ramadan
Consumers in different areas have been experiencing shortages or low pressure in gas supply following a technical fault in the supply process of Bibiyana Gas Field in Sylhet.
3 April 2022, 13:50 PM