Sylhet power plant catches fire
Power supply to many parts of Sylhet city and its adjoining areas remained suspended as a power plant in the city caught fire on Monday morning...
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Power, gas, water crises hit city people
An all-pervasive electricity crisis and interruption in gas supply coupled with water shortages have made Dhaka a city of misery and the crises are set to worsen with days becoming increasingly drier and hotter over the remainder of the month...
Three more solar power plants await government nod
Three more solar power plants in private sector are under process to get the approval from Bangladesh government....
Boro farming faces setback due to frequent power cuts
The cultivation of irrigation-intensive crop boro faces yet another setback as a result of a water crisis amid frequent power outages that, in certain areas, last up to 18 hours.
60 people sued over robbery at Rampal Power Plant
A case has been filed over the robbery at the Rampal Thermal Power Plant in Bagerhat, the police said on Friday....
Oft-vaunted energy security fails to ensure power
EARLY summer days have started tolling the knell of power outage, which has already spanned up to 10 hours in places in the past few days, as power generation lags far...
Frequent power cuts at places as heatwave returns
The first significant heatwave of this summer has exposed yet again the fragility of Bangladesh鈥檚 power sector, with power generation lagging far behind demand.
Govt must fish renewable energy sector out of ills
PROGRESS in the renewable energy sector, which has even failed to take off in 16 years since the adoption of the renewable energy policy in 2008, has been mired...
Bangladesh PM urges Russia to build another nuclear power plant
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday requested Russia鈥檚 state-run atomic agency Rosatom to consider building a second nuclear power plant in Rooppur...