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Savar Upazila Declared as a 'Degraded Air Shed' to Combat Severe Air Pollution

Bangladesh, Aug. 18 -- The Department of Environment (DoE) has declared Savar Upazila a "Degraded Air Shed" under Rule 5 of the Air Pollution (Control) Rules, 2022. The declaration was officially issu... Read More


Human Chain in Parbatipur Demands Halt to Prepaid Electricity Meter Connections

India, Aug. 10 -- Residents of Parbatipur in Dinajpur have staged a human chain demanding a stop to the installation of prepaid electricity meters. The half-hour-long human chain was held on Sunday a... Read More


Barapukuria Power Plant's Third Unit Returns to Production

Bangladesh, Aug. 8 -- The 525 MW coal-fired Barapukuria Thermal Power Plant in Parbatipur, Dinajpur, has resumed operation. After remaining shut for 10 days due to mechanical faults, the plant's third... Read More


Price of 12kg LPG Cylinder Reduced by Tk 91

India, Aug. 4 -- The price of LPG at the consumer level has been reduced for the month of August. The new price of a 12kg LPG cylinder has been set at Tk 1,273, a decrease of Tk 91. At the same time, ... Read More


We Must Save the Critical Rivers Across the Country: Rizwana

Bangladesh, July 23 -- Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Advisor to the Ministry of Water Resources and the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, stated that the critical rivers across the country w... Read More


Amendment to NBR ordinance will be recommended: Energy Adviser

Bangladesh, July 19 -- Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan today said the advisory committee on trade and commerce, industry, ports and revenue collection will recom... Read More


Madhyapara hard rock mine resumes mining after 8 days of closure

Bangladesh, July 16 -- Full-scale stone extraction has resumed at the Granite Mining Company Limited (SGMCL) Katin Shila Mine from the morning shift on Thursday. After stone extraction work at Parbati... Read More


Permission to seek legal assistance to review all power plant contracts

Bangladesh, July 15 -- Permission has been granted to seek legal assistance to review all domestic and foreign agreements for setting up power plants. This initiative has been taken considering the Un... Read More


Average daily container handling increases after Dry Dock takes over NCT operations

Bangladesh, July 14 -- In the first seven days of operational management by Chittagong Dry Dock Limited (from July 7 to July 13 2025), significant progress has been observed in container handling acti... Read More


Rooppur NPP nears connection to national grid

Dhaka, July 1 -- The Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) has taken a significant step towards full operational readiness, as the main and auxiliary transformers at the first power unit have been success... Read More