2 workers die inside septic tank in Savar
Two labours died after inhaling toxic gas allegedly inside a septic tank at an under-construction house in Shaympur Maitka area of Savar in Dhaka district Friday morning.
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Importers鈥� reluctance may deepen gas crisis
Only two of the 23 companies enlisted with the state-owned Petrobangla for importing gas from the spot market participated in the tender floated on October 7 for importing...
Three killed, 20 injured in gas cylinder blast in Lakshmipur
At least three people were killed and 20 others injured in a gas cylinder blast in a bus in Sadar upazila of Lakshmipur district on early Monday...
Eight-member committee to probe into vessel fire at Ctg port
An eight-member probe committee has been formed to investigate the fire in two ships carrying liquefied petroleum gas at Kutubdia point of the Bay of Bengal that occurred early Sunday, officials said.
Japanese atomic bomb survivor group wins Nobel Peace Prize
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded on Friday to Japan鈥檚 Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of Hiroshima and Nagasaki survivors and anti-nuclear campaigners, at a...
3 killed as gas cylinder blasts at restaurant
At least three restaurant workers were killed and several others injured in a gas cylinder blast on Saturday evening at 鈥楪horowa Hotel and Restaurant鈥� at Ramer Kanda in...
Titas Gas cuts illegal connections
Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company disconnected a total of 3262 illegal gas connections including 3189 residential ones and 16 kilometres of unauthorised...
Govt to issue open tender for drilling 26 gas wells
The government would float an open tender to drill 26 wells in different gas fields soon in order to enhance gas production, adviser for power and energy Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan said...
LPG price increased
Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission has increased the prices of Liquefied Petroleum Gas by Tk聽2.88 per kilogram and auto gas by Tk聽1.58 per litre for the month of October...
Chevron begins tree planting drive in Habiganj
Chevron Bangladesh and Green Savers, an environmental organisation, jointly inaugurated a tree planting programme in the vicinity of Chevron Bangladesh鈥檚 Bibiyana Gas Plant in Habiganj as part of the comprehensive tree planting initiative across the country to protect biodiversity...
Three members of same family injured in gas-leak blast in Dhaka
Three members of a family, including a minor child, sustained severe burn injuries in an explosion apparently erupted from the gas leakage at kitchen in Shukrabad area of Dhaka early Saturday...
Iran blast kills 51 mine workers
A blast caused by a gas leak at an Iranian coal mine has killed at least 51 people, state media said on Sunday, in one of the country鈥檚 deadliest work accidents in years...
Titas cuts illegal gas connections, imposes fine
Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited in several drives has cut illegal gas connections and imposed fine on people involved in those illegal gas connections, said...
Proven gas reserve 2 TCF in Bhloa, energy adviser says
Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government energy adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan said that the Bhola gas field, previously reported to hold a 5 trillion cubic feet gas reserve, contained 2 TCF.
BTMA for enhanced gas supply, security
The country鈥檚 textile manufacturers on Wednesday called for an uninterrupted supply of both gas and electricity, along with enhanced security measures to ensure the sector鈥檚 survival...
Environmental politics: a localised perspective
AS THE world grapples with the intensifying effects of climate change, countries like Bangladesh stand at the forefront of both vulnerability and leadership in the global environmental struggle. Bangladesh, while contributing only 0.56 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions, is disproportionately affected by climate-induced disasters such as...
Titas staff vandalises Petrobangla office over appointment of new MD
A section of officers and employees of the Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution PLC attacked the Petro Centre, the headquarters of the state-owned oil gas and mineral corporation Petrobangla, on Tuesday morning, protesting the appointment of its new managing director.
Titas MD鈥檚 contract cancelled
The contractual appointment of Harunur Rashid Mollah, managing director of Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company, has been cancelled...
Reclassification of LNG, LPG bottling plants demanded to save environment
The Bangladesh Working Group on Ecology and Development on Monday sent an appeal to the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, requesting the reclassification of liquefied natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas bottling plants as red category installments...
Sheikh Muhammad Shaheedullah remembered
Politicians, academics and professionals on Tuesday at a commemoration meeting in Dhaka said that Sheikh Muhammad Shaheedullah was a man who led movements for saving national wealth...
LPG price increased by Tk聽3.65 per kg
Price of liquefied petroleum gas has been further increased to Tk 118.44 per kg from the previous price of Tk 114.79 for the month of September...
Petrobangla promotes five 13th-grade employees to 9th-grade
The Bangladesh Oil, Gas and Mineral Corporation has promoted five 13th-grade assistants to the position of 9th-grade assistant managers for its administration...
Implementation of Phulbari agreement demanded
National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports observed the 18th anniversary of Phulbari Day, placing wreaths at the Central Shaheed Minar in the capital...
Full implementation of Phulbari agreement a must
ON AUGUST 26, the National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power, and Port commemorated the lives lost in the movement against an open-pit coal mine in Phulbari, Dinajpur, and expressed their sheer frustration at successive governments鈥� indifference towards the full implementation of the Phulbari Agreement...
Phulbari tragedy victims, agreement forgotten
The 18th anniversary of Phulbari Tragedy Day will be observed today with the demand of full implementation of the Phulbari agreement signed between the government and the National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports...
LPG price increased again, 12 kg cylinder to cost Tk 1377
Price of liquefied petroleum gas has been further increased to Tk 114.79 per kg from Tk 113.86 for August...
ExxonMobil profits up after Pioneer deal, Chevron earnings dip
US oil and gas giant ExxonMobil reported higher profits Friday as it pointed to the benefits of its acquisition of Pioneer Natural Resources, while earnings at rival Chevron dipped on lower refining results...
Titas to suspend gas supply in parts of Dhaka for 9 hours on Friday
Gas supply will remain suspended for 9 hours starting 6:00am on Friday in different in the capital due to the emergency relocation of gas pipelines.
Ten more days till Summit鈥檚 LNG terminal resumes operation, Nasrul says
State minister for power, energy and mineral resources Nasrul Hamid said Summit Group鈥檚 LNG terminal needed 10 more days to resume operation to supply imported LNG to the national gas grid.
LPG autogas station operators demand raising sales commission
Bangladesh LPG Autogas Station and Conversion Workshop Owners Association demanded an increase in the commission on the sale of LPG autogas for...