14h ago| Business

‘Nigeria keen to expand trade with Bangladesh’

Nigeria wants to expand trade with Bangladesh as the south Asian country has achieved significant development in the last decade, said Akinremi Bolaji, director for economic, trade and investment of the foreign affairs ministry of the west African nation.

17h ago| Energy

BERC adjourns process to fix power price

BERC has adjourned the process of hearing for fixing the price of power after the government bypassed it and hiked the retail price of electricity last week.

1d ago| Energy

Sylhet fuel traders call indefinite strike from Jan 18

Protesting poor supply of fuel, Sylhet's fuel traders decided to go on an indefinite strike from Wednesday.

1w ago| Energy

We want better energy ties with Delhi: Nasrul

Bangladesh wants deeper ties with India in energy and power sector to avoid future energy crisis, State Minister for Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid said yesterday.

1w ago| Energy

'Bangladesh wants more petroleum products from India at affordable price'

State Minister for Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has expressed Bangladesh's interest in importing more petroleum products at an affordable price from India.

1w ago| News

Adani Godda Power Plant: Bangladesh likely to get 750MW by March

Bangladesh will start getting electricity from India’s Adani Godda Power Plant in March, said Nasrul Hamid, the state minister for power, energy and mineral resources.

January 15, 2023
January 15, 2023

‘Nigeria keen to expand trade with Bangladesh’

Nigeria wants to expand trade with Bangladesh as the south Asian country has achieved significant development in the last decade, said Akinremi Bolaji, director for economic, trade and investment of the foreign affairs ministry of the west African nation.

January 15, 2023
January 15, 2023

BERC adjourns process to fix power price

BERC has adjourned the process of hearing for fixing the price of power after the government bypassed it and hiked the retail price of electricity last week.

January 14, 2023
January 14, 2023

Sylhet fuel traders call indefinite strike from Jan 18

Protesting poor supply of fuel, Sylhet's fuel traders decided to go on an indefinite strike from Wednesday.

January 13, 2023
January 13, 2023

Hike in retail power tariff less than developed countries: Info Minister

The electricity tariff in Bangladesh hiked by 5 percent at the retail level is still less than that in many developed countries, said Information Minister Hasan Mahmud today.

January 13, 2023
January 13, 2023

Power price hiked by 5pc

The government yesterday raised the electricity price for consumers, on average, by 5 percent, skirting around procedures of Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC).

January 12, 2023
January 12, 2023

Electricity price hiked by 5% at consumer level

The government has hiked the retail price of electricity by 5 percent bypassing the public hearing of the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission.

January 12, 2023
January 12, 2023

Electricity price hike this month

The government is now hiking the retail price of electricity bypassing the public hearing of the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission.

January 9, 2023
January 9, 2023

Power tariff may rise by 15pc

Less than a month after the government said that it was withdrawing energy subsidies, an electricity tariff hike of over 15 percent was placed on the table yesterday.

January 8, 2023
January 8, 2023

Power tariff hike to drive up production cost, stoke inflationary pressures

Any increase in the retail tariffs of electricity will drive up the production cost and lead to a further spiral in inflation, worsening the condition of lower-income groups, said presidents of two chambers today.

January 6, 2023
January 6, 2023

Hydropower imports from Nepal, Bhutan: Bangladesh for 'visible' Indian cooperation

State Minister for Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has sought "visible Indian cooperation" for importing hydropower from Nepal and Bhutan.