Some 11 proposals including extension of four rental power plants and import of 200,000 metric tonnes of rice from Myanmar received the nod of the Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) today (September 7, 2022).

Gas supply will be suspended for 12 hours in some areas of the capital tomorrow due to an emergency pipeline work, said a Titas Gas press release today (September 7, 2022).

The death toll from Typhoon Hinnamnor rose to 10 in South Korea, authorities said Wednesday, after the storm battered the southern coast with huge waves and heavy rain this week.

More frequent and intense heatwaves and wildfires driven by climate change are expected to worsen the quality of the air we breathe, harming human health and ecosystems, the UN warned Wednesday.

Though the Saudi CP price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in international market slashed, Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has hiked its price due to high rate of dollar exchange.

The number of filling stations that dispense liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), also known as Autogas, is on an upward trend across the country as consumption is growing amid government efforts to cut dependency on  compressed natural gas (CNG) and fuel oil.

Chevron Bangladesh has  secured approval for the expansion of the Bibiyana gas field on its northern flank, augmenting the existing contract zone by 60 square kilometres. 

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck China's Sichuan province on Monday, the strongest to hit the region since 2017, killing more than 30 people and shaking the provincial capital of Chengdu and more distant provinces.

Bangladesh Power Development Board today (September 4, 2022) signed an agreement with a consortium to build a wind farm in Bagerhat’s Mongla that will produce 55MW electricity.

A 30-feet-long dead whale washed up on the Kuakata beach in Patuakhali this (September 3, 2022) morning.

Angelica Bourgoin strokes the shell of Janus the tortoise, whispering to him quietly as he scuttles in his pen and - his two heads rubbing together - prepares to celebrate his 25th birthday.

At least sixty-five chars (islands) and its villages have been inundated as the Teesta river water is flowing above the danger level. Owing to this, at least 20,000 people have been marooned with poor or no access to drinking water and basic amenities.

An agreement was signed today (September 1, 2022) between the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB), the Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) and Chinese firm U&D to develop the country’s second waste-based power plant.

Like fertiliser, the government would consider giving subsidies to farmers for diesel, Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque said today.

Russian state-owned oil supplier Zarubezhneft JSC has sent samples of its crude oil to Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC).

Prime Minister’s Energy Adviser Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury today (August 31, 2022) said it would have been better to continue with the existing price of fuel instead of reducing it by Tk 5.

Thirty-five percent of all capacity payments the government made to independent power producers (IPPs) over the last three years went to two private companies and a joint venture.

The government’s decision to cut fuel prices by Tk 5 per litre would have little impact on the crisis that people are now facing, said economists and experts.

The first unit of the 1320MW coal-fired Maitree Super Power Plant at Rampal in Bangladesh has been synchronised with the country’s national electricity grid, ahead of its likely joint inauguration during Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit to India in September.

In light of the ongoing global energy crisis, Dhaka is seeking a long-term partnership with Delhi to buy its surplus fuel, said said Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen yesterday (August 29, 2022).