India allows Nepal to use its transmission line to sell power to Bangladesh

Nepal today got India’s green signal for selling power to Bangladesh using the Indian transmission line..The trilateral arrangement was agreed to by India for the first time, giving a boost to sub-regional cooperation in opening up power trade, reports our New Delhi correspondent..Th
1 June 2023

12kg LPG cylinder price cut by Tk 161

The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) today fixed the price of a 12kg LPG cylinder at Tk 1,074 for June -- a Tk 161 decrease from last month.
1 June 2023

No respite from heatwave for 4-5 days

The mild to moderate heatwave sweeping parts of the country is likely to continue for the next four to five days, said the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today.
1 June 2023

Heatwave likely to continue for a week

Mild to moderate heatwave that the country is experiencing currently will likely to continue for a week, said Meteorological Department.
31 May 2023

No direct subsidy given to fuel oil: energy minister

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid told parliament today that the government does not directly give any subsidy to fuel oil..In reply to a query from AL MP Haji Selim, the state minister said BPC incurred a loss of about Tk 2,705 crore in 2021-22 fiscal, fo
31 May 2023

Rescued from traffickers, Great Hornbills end up in captivity

Four Great Hornbills that were rescued from traffickers in Chattogram’s Baskhali upazila have been taken to captivity in Chattogram Zoo in violation of Wildlife (Conservation and Security) Act-2012
31 May 2023

Mild heat wave to continue for next 4-5 days

The mild to moderate heat wave sweeping over the country is likely to continue for the next four to five days, Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said today.
31 May 2023

Dhaka’s air 2nd most polluted in the world this morning

Jakarta and Chile's Santiago occupied the first and third spots in the list, with AQI scores of 173 and 157, respectively
31 May 2023

Magnitude 6.2 quake detected off New Zealand's south coast

The US Geological Survey on Wednesday reported a 6.2-magnitude earthquake off New Zealand's southern coast, near the mostly uninhabited Auckland Islands
31 May 2023

Man held in Dhaka for selling birds online

The Wildlife Crime Control Unit (WCCU) of the Forest Department in a drive today detained a 22-year-old man from Basabo area of the capital for his alleged involvement in selling wild birds online
30 May 2023

Core barrel installed at Unit-1 of Rooppur NPP

Unit-1 of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (Rooppur NPP) is getting ready for fuel loading as the core barrel has been installed.
30 May 2023

Mild heat wave in Dhaka, some parts of country may continue: Met office

Mild heat wave is sweeping some parts of the country including Dhaka and it may continue and spread, Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said today
30 May 2023

Dhaka's air worst in the world for 3rd day in a row

Dhaka, the densely populated capital of Bangladesh, topped the list of cities around the world with the worst air quality for the third consecutive day.
30 May 2023

Govt won't cut full subsidy in election year: Nasrul Hamid

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid today said government will not withdraw full subsidy from the power and energy sector in the upcoming budget.
29 May 2023

Russian 'spy' whale surfaces in Sweden

A harness-wearing Beluga whale that turned up in Norway in 2019, sparking speculation it was a spy trained by the Russian navy, has appeared off Sweden's coast, an organisation following him said today.
29 May 2023

World gathers to tackle ‘time bomb’ plastic pollution

French President Emmanuel Macron today warned that global plastics pollution was a "time bomb", as diplomats began five days of talks in Paris to make progress on a treaty to end plastic waste. .Representatives of 175 nations with divergent ambitions met at the UNESCO headquarters with th
29 May 2023

Shanghai records hottest May day in 100 years

Shanghai today recorded its hottest May day in 100 years, the city's meteorological service announced, shattering the previous high by a full degree
29 May 2023

Mild heatwave may hit Dhaka, Rajshahi, Khulna, Barishal

A mild heatwave may sweep over parts of Dhaka, Rajshahi, Khulna and Barishal divisions in the 24 hours from 9:00am today, said the Bangladesh Metrological Department.
29 May 2023

Dhaka's morning air ranks worst in the world 2 days in a row

Indonesia's Jakarta, United Arab Emirates' Dubai and Chile's Santiago occupied the second, third and fourth spots in the list, with AQI scores of 169, 163 and 156, respectively
29 May 2023

Coal shortage: Power generation may halt at another unit of Payra

Operation of another unit of 1,320 MW coal-fired Payra Power Plant is going to be suspended soon due to coal shortage, according to Bangladesh-China Power Company (Pvt) Limited (BCPCL) officials
28 May 2023