Dhaka, March 5 -- About 30 billion dollars investment will be needed in the power and energy sector in the next 5 years and the friendly country China can stand by on a larger scale investment in this sector.

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid came up with this after a meeting with Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen.

The Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh paid a courtesy call with the state minister at the Secretariat on Monday.

Nasrul Hamid said that a specialized team can be formed to increase the investment area in the power and energy sector.

They discussed various issues of mutual interest during the meeting. Congratulating the state minister, the Chinese ambassador said that China's cooperation...