‘My little son cries through the night’: Load shedding torments Chattogram families
29 June 2026, 18:36 PM
Energy
Factories count losses as power cuts intensify in Gazipur
29 June 2026, 17:35 PM
Energy
Two power plant shutdowns triggered load shedding: Energy minister
28 June 2026, 22:00 PM
Parliament
Titas consumers to face low gas pressure until June 25
22 June 2026, 20:51 PM
Energy
Domestic fuel prices may fall if global rates ease: Energy minister
22 June 2026, 17:44 PM
Energy
Govt working to increase surface water use in divisional cities: PM
17 June 2026, 21:24 PM
Natural resources
Critically endangered yellow hill tortoises hatch at Chattogram zoo
16 June 2026, 21:59 PM
Wildlife
Nepal to export 40MW power to Bangladesh
14 June 2026, 23:55 PM
Energy
Rooppur Nuclear Plant test operations paused over technical glitch
14 June 2026, 18:08 PM
Energy
Rooppur Nuclear Plant unit-1 to add 300 MW to national grid by August: Minister
12 June 2026, 20:16 PM
Energy
Rooppur NPP not to get fuel supply until all necessary inspections completed
Russian contractor of Rooppur Nuclear Power Project said that it will not supply fuel to the plant until all necessary inspections and scheduled procedures are completed
18 July 2023, 16:45 PM
A ‘Bhalobashar Neer’ for birds
The chirping sound of baby birds waiting in nests made out of earthen pots -- this is what people are welcomed to when they visit the additional police superintendent’s office in Moulvibazar Sadar circle.
16 July 2023, 18:00 PM
9,930 MW from renewable sources in pipeline: Nasrul
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid today said the generation of 9,930 MW of electricity from renewable sources is in the pipeline in Bangladesh
16 July 2023, 15:14 PM
Transformer installation: No scheduled power cut as work suspended
In a latest development, the power division has suspended installation of a new 230/132 KV, 450 MVA transformer to increase the capacity of Rampura grid substation
15 July 2023, 10:03 AM
Parts of Dhaka to face power outage for next 7 days
Some parts of Dhaka will experience power disruption for the next seven days due to maintenance work of transmission system, said a press release of power division
15 July 2023, 06:12 AM
Songbirds of the South
A Brahminy starling, locally known as Bamini myna, was recently spotted on a grassland in Rajshahi. Usually seen in pairs or small flocks in open habitats on the plains of the Indian subcontinent, these passerine birds feast on fruits and nectar as well as insects together
14 July 2023, 05:55 AM
Committee formed to probe how capacity charge section was included in IMED report
The Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division (IMED) today formed a three-member committee to identify how a chapter on capacity charges of power plants was included in a research report of the division
11 July 2023, 17:34 PM
Titas disconnects 6,02,884 illegal connections in last 20 months
Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company conducted a total of 28,398 drives and disconnected a total of 6,02,884 illegal connections in the last 20 months in Dhaka and Mymensingh divisions
10 July 2023, 12:15 PM
Nepal, Bangladesh agree to sign 25-year power sale deal
Officials from Kathmandu and Dhaka have agreed to sign a long-term agreement for the export of 40MW electricity from Nepal to Bangladesh
10 July 2023, 03:05 AM
Undersea pipeline stops working after 3 days
Only three days after it began operation, the country’s first undersea pipeline went out of service on Wednesday afternoon due to a "fault"
8 July 2023, 15:27 PM
Elephant calf found dead in Ctg
An elephant calf was found dead at Chambol Union under Banshkhali upazila of Chattogram today
8 July 2023, 15:11 PM
Elephant dies in Cox’s Bazar
An ailing elephant died in the reserve forest in the Khuniapalang area of Cox's Bazar's Ramu upazila this afternoon
6 July 2023, 14:34 PM
LPG price reduced again, 12kg cylinder now at Tk 999
Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has slashed the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) again.
3 July 2023, 11:06 AM
Nat'l grid to get power from 2nd Rampal unit soon
The second unit of the 1,320MW coal-fired Maitree Super Thermal Power Plant in Bagerhat's Rampal has been synchronised with the national grid today
28 June 2023, 09:57 AM
Amara Raja bags solar project worth $130m in Bangladesh
Amara Raja Infra Pvt Ltd (ARIPL), a part of the $1.75 billion Amara Raja Group, has secured a contract for installing a solar power plant worth $130 million in Bangladesh's Jamalpur
27 June 2023, 08:37 AM
Power supply from Adani plant’s second unit begins
Bangladesh now can import more electricity from the Adani power plant in India as the second unit of it started commercial operation
26 June 2023, 13:12 PM
Control rooms opened to ensure smooth power supply during Eid
Power Division has opened control rooms for its six distributions and one transmission entities to ensure smooth electricity supply across the country during the holy Eid-ul-Azha..In an office order, the Power Division published the names of the organisations and their responsible official
25 June 2023, 16:18 PM
Payra Power Plant resumes operations after 20 days
Payra Power Plant has resumed its operation from this morning after being closed for 20 days due to coal shortage
25 June 2023, 05:33 AM
64,300 tonnes of coal for Matarbari power plant arrives
A ship carrying 64,300 tonnes of coal for the Matarbari coal-fired power plant in Cox's Bazar's Maheshkhali arrived here from Indonesia today
23 June 2023, 12:09 PM
Ship with coal reaches port, power generation to resume Sunday
A ship carrying 41,207 tonnes of coal reached Payra port from Indonesia early today.
23 June 2023, 10:26 AM