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The Clean Cooking Declaration: Making 2024 the Pivotal Year for Clean Cooking

Dhaka, May 16 -- 1. On 14 May, we met in Paris at the Summit on Clean Cooking in Africa, co-chaired by the President of the United Republic of Tanzania H.E. Samia Suluhu Hassan, the Prime Minister of ... Read More


7 reputed IOCs purchase bid documents for hydrocarbon exploration

Dhaka, May 9 -- State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid said seven reputed international companies purchased bid documents to participate in the bidding round for offshore ... Read More


Even middle class losing purchasing power due to higher inflation: Dr Debapriya

Dhaka, May 6 -- Distinguished fellow of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) Dr. Debapriya Bhattacharya on Sunday said that the purchasing power of marginal, middle class and lower middle class has de... Read More


Power and energy sector likely to get Tk 804 billion allocation in next two fiscal years

Dhaka, May 5 -- The government has set a target to allocate Tk 804 billion for the power and energy sector in the next two fiscals as it attaches top priority to the sector, aiming to transform the co... Read More


Faisal Khan Appointed Managing Director of Summit Corporation

Dhaka, May 3 -- Dhaka, 2nd May 2024, Thursday (PR): Summit Group today announced the appointment of Faisal Khan as the Managing Director of Summit Corporation, the largest independent power producer (... Read More


IMF delegation wants to know govt plan on settling energy dues

Dhaka, May 2 -- An International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation, led by Chris Papageorgiou, engaged in discussions with key Bangladeshi energy officials today (2 May) regarding the pressing financial ... Read More


Asia hit hardest by climate, weather disasters in 2023: UN

Dhaka, April 24 -- Asia was the world's most disaster-hit region from climate and weather hazards in 2023, the United Nations said on Tuesday, with floods and storms being the chief cause of casualtie... Read More


Bangladesh's second quarter GDP growth slowed to 3.78%: BBS

Dhaka, April 15 -- Bangladesh's gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the second quarter of the current fiscal year, 2023-24, has been estimated at 3.78 percent. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS... Read More


India Doubles New Coal Fired Power Capacity In 2023

Dhaka, April 12 -- The survey also highlights a surge in coal power proposals in India, with 11.4 GW of new proposals introduced by both public and private sector entities, the highest since 2016. Thi... Read More


No power, gas supply to industries outside economic zones

Dhaka, April 9 -- The government will not provide energy including gas and electricity to any new industrial entities if they are not situated in government designated economic zones or industrial are... Read More