Gas supply to northern districts to remain halted till Sunday

Gas supply to the northern districts under the Paschimanchal Gas Company Limited (PGCL) was suspended last night due to line-repair work in Hatikumrul area of Sirajganj
16 February 2024

Petrobangla eyes 100 more gas wells

Petrobangla presented an ambitious plan yesterday to drill 100 new gas wells in the country aimed at boosting local production
15 February 2024

Action if officials of Petrobangla companies fail to achieve target: Nasrul

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resource Nasrul Hamid has said that each of the companies of the Petrobangla will be given target to drill wells in the gas fields for hydrocarbon exploration
15 February 2024

'Tesla of Bangla': Nasrul Hamid defends battery-run three-wheelers

Nasrul said this while replying to a question from ruling Awami League MP Shamim Osman, who demanded a government ban on these vehicles
8 February 2024

Govt to fine foreigners overstaying visas, working without permit

The government has decided to impose fines and progressive tax on a daily basis on foreigners for overstaying their visas and working illegally in Bangladesh, according to a decision taken at a meeting on Tuesday. 
7 February 2024

Cabinet approves import of 3 LNG cargoes from Singaporean firms

Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase in a meeting today approved three separate proposals to import three LNG (liquified natural gas) consignments from Singapore-based companies
7 February 2024

Nepal sends tariff proposal to Bangladesh to export 40MW electricity

Nepal has sent a tariff proposal to Bangladesh to export 40MW of electricity
6 February 2024

Price of 12kg LPG cylinder hiked by Tk 41

The new price will be in effect from 6:00pm today
4 February 2024

Govt importing LNG at lower price

Bangladesh is getting liquefied natural gas (LNG) at a lower price from the international spot market as prices on the international market are on the decline.
31 January 2024

Bangladesh, Nepal to work in hydropower, climate change

Bangladesh and Nepal today agreed to advance the relations in the areas of hydropower, climate change, as well as promoting regional cooperation
28 January 2024

Gas crisis in N'ganj forces residents to adopt alternatives for cooking

Residents in Narayanganj are grappling with increased hardships due to acute shortage in gas supply
25 January 2024

Economy to take a beating for acute gas crisis

With industries suffering from the gas crisis, it might cause the consumers higher price concerns
24 January 2024
21 January 2024

Power outage in parts of Bangladesh due to short supply of LNG

Due to the reduced supply of liquefied natural gas from Moheshkhali terminal, power generation reduced as well leading to countrywide load-shedding in many places today
20 January 2024

LNG supply resumes in Ctg

Most domestic consumers yet to get gas due to low pressure in the pipeline; authorities say problem will be fixed soon
20 January 2024

No gas supply in Ctg due to 'glitch' in floating LNG terminal

Gas supply has been shut in Chattogram since morning due to technical glitches in the Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) of liquefied natural gas at Maheshkhali, said Petrobangla in a press release
19 January 2024

Energy crisis, inflation major challenges for business: CPD survey

The CPD in partnership with WEF concluded the survey on 71 executives
17 January 2024

Uninterrupted gas supply at least two years away

People of Bangladesh, who are experiencing the lowest gas supply since April 2020, will have to wait at least two more years to get uninterrupted supply
16 January 2024

Urea production at JFCL stops

Urea production at Jamuna Fertilizer Company Limited (JFCL) in Tarakandi under Sarishabari upazila of Jamalpur stopped this evening due to low pressure of natural gas supplied from national grid
15 January 2024

Nasrul now state minister for power, energy, and mineral resources

Earlier, Nasrul Hamid was given the charge of state minister for only the power division
15 January 2024