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Solar Power on Educational Institution Rooftops: MoU to be Signed by February

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- By next February, solar power systems will be installed on the rooftops of various educational institutions. The institutions will use the electricity they generate and supply any su... Read More


Barapukuria Mine: Tremors, Subsidence, and Cracks; One-Week Ultimatum for Compensation

Bangladesh, Oct. 16 -- Due to coal extraction at the Barapukuria mine, houses in Patrapara village have been experiencing tremors, land subsidence, and cracks in various places. On Thursday, the Vill... Read More


BD Calls for Equitable Water Sharing and Transboundary Cooperation at UN Water Convention

Bangladesh, Oct. 14 -- Adviser to Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Ministry of Water Resources Syeda Rizwana Hasan has called for equitable and cooperative management of shared w... Read More


LPG Sold at Tk 1,500 Instead of Tk 1,000

Dhaka, Oct. 13 -- Electricity, Energy and Mineral Resources Adviser Muhammad Faozul Kabir Khan has said that traders must take responsibility for controlling LPG prices. He urged businesspeople to mov... Read More


Rizwana Hasan Urges Scaled-Up Global Support for "Transformational Adaptation".

Bangladesh, Oct. 7 -- Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Adviser to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and the Ministry of Water Resources, has stressed that transformational adaptation requires... Read More


Public Hearing: No Gas Price Hike For Fertilizer Production Before Finalizing Subsidy

Bangladesh, Oct. 7 -- The Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) has expressed concern that increasing gas prices for fertilizer production before finalizing the subsidy could lead to a fer... Read More


Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant to Begin Trial Operation in December

Bangladesh, Oct. 1 -- Finance and Science and Technology Adviser Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed has announced that the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant is set to begin trial operation in December 2025. Speaking to ... Read More


COP30 urged to link climate justice with reparations for historical crimes

Bangladesh, Sept. 29 -- Hundreds of environmental and human rights groups and activists have penned a letter urging the upcoming UN climate conference, COP30, in Brazil to place justice and reparation... Read More


Bangladesh suspends backroom natural resource deals, vows 'transparency': US report

Bangladesh, Sept. 21 -- In a major development for governance and economic accountability, the United States government's 2025 Fiscal Transparency Report has spotlighted Bangladesh's new direction: al... Read More


Most of the Outstanding Dues in the Energy Sector Have Been Cleared: Adviser

Dhaka, Sept. 18 -- Muhammad Fauzul Kabir Khan, Adviser to the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, has announced that outstanding dues in the energy sector amounted to Tk 3.2 billion, most... Read More