LPG price cut: 12 kg cylinder now Tk 1,341
24 February 2026, 19:01 PM
Energy
Explainer / Why gas leaks happen, and the steps that could save your life
23 February 2026, 22:27 PM
Accidents & Fires
Govt revises CNG refuelling station hours for Ramadan
20 February 2026, 15:17 PM
Energy
Energy sector could change in 2-3 years if roadmap followed: Fouzul
10 February 2026, 19:58 PM
Natural resources
Japan to restart world's biggest nuclear plant
6 February 2026, 10:16 AM
Energy
Govt cuts fuel prices by Tk 2 per litre for Feb
1 February 2026, 00:12 AM
Energy
Power deals rigged against public: Review committee flags structural overpricing
25 January 2026, 16:36 PM
Bangladesh
Barapukuria plant adds electricity to grid after four-day halt
22 January 2026, 20:31 PM
Energy
Survey finds 47% of home solar systems failing across Bangladesh
13 January 2026, 12:15 PM
LPG traders withdraw strike after meeting with BERC
8 January 2026, 11:19 AM
Energy
100MW solar plant to be set up in Jamalpur
A 100-megawatt solar power plant will be built in Madarganj of Jamalpur with a cost of $170 million
13 June 2024, 16:22 PM
Buet goes solar
The rooftops of all 19 buildings of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) now have solar panels that can generate up to 3.5 megawatts during peak hours in the day
13 June 2024, 14:22 PM
Using solar panels on 10pc of waterbodies, rooftops can meet country’s power demand: study
If the unallocated khas lands in Dhaka division can be used to produce solar power, 26 percent of the capital's electricity demand can be met, according to a new study revealed today
12 June 2024, 13:14 PM
HC orders to probe complaints over prepaid meters
The High Court today directed the government to form an independent and neutral committee with competent experts to probe into the complaints over prepaid electricity meters
12 June 2024, 12:57 PM
PM reiterates Bangladesh's interest to import hydroelectricity from Bhutan
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today sought investment from Bhutan in the special economic zone in Bangladesh for investors from the Himalayan country
9 June 2024, 16:31 PM
Energy sector overlooked: experts
They blame govt for focusing on imported solutions rather than own resources
6 June 2024, 17:21 PM
Tk 1.77 crore graft: Bakhrabad Gas ex-deputy manager, his wife sued
The Anti-Corruption Commission today filed a case against a former deputy manager of Bakhrabad Gas Distribution Company Ltd and his wife on charges of embezzling Tk 1.77 crore
3 June 2024, 19:03 PM
LPG price cut by Tk 2.53 per kg for June
The price of bottled Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) has been reduced by Tk 2.53 per kg for the month of June
3 June 2024, 10:49 AM
Petrol, octane prices to rise Tk 2.50, diesel 75p
Diesel and kerosene prices were set at Tk 107 per litre while the price of petrol will be Tk 127, and octane Tk 131 from June 1
30 May 2024, 18:24 PM
Power supply to 97pc cyclone-hit consumers restored
Power supply to 97 percent consumers of Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (BREB) was restored while it was cent percent for consumers of West Zone Power Distribution Company Ltd (WZPDC) till noon today
30 May 2024, 13:30 PM
New investment opportunity: Adani team meets finance minister
Representatives of Adani Group met Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali at the secretariat yesterday and discussed the new investment opportunities in Bangladesh..Besides, the representatives have sought the dues of Adani Power, from where the country has been importing electricity sin
29 May 2024, 19:47 PM
Cyclone Remal: 93 percent power restored, says ministry
The Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources today said around 93 percent power supply out of the affected areas across the country by Cyclone Remal was restored till this evening
29 May 2024, 15:01 PM
Cyclone Remal: PDB cuts power production by half
PDB switched off many power plants in the coastal areas as a safety measure due to Cyclone Rema
27 May 2024, 05:59 AM
Solar installation: ‘20pc EPZ spaces can add 222MW to nat’l grid’
An additional 222 megawatts could be added to the national grid if only 20 percent of open spaces within eight Export Processing Zones are utilised for solar installations, according to a study.
25 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Workover makes gas worth Tk 2,590cr usable
Following successful workover procedures, a well at the Titas Gas Field resumed production today, generating around 12 mmcfd (million cubic feet per day)
25 May 2024, 15:32 PM
Gas supply to remain off for 10hrs in Elenga, Kaliakoir tomorrow
Gas supply will remain suspended for all kind of users between Tangail's Elenga and Gazipur's Kaliakoir for 10 hours from 10:00am tomorrow for pipeline replacement works
25 May 2024, 05:40 AM
Gas supply to remain shut in parts of Dhaka for 10hrs tomorrow
Gas supply will remain suspended in different areas of the capital from 10:00am to 8:00pm tomorrow due to gas pipeline replacement works
22 May 2024, 03:57 AM
Industrial output growth lowest since pandemic. Here's why
Bangladesh's factory output grew 6.66 percent in the current fiscal year, the slowest pace of expansion since the Covid-19 pandemic hit the country, as the stubbornly high inflation hurt domestic demand and the shipment of export-oriented goods slowed.
22 May 2024, 00:00 AM
Nepal to ensure export of power to Bangladesh, India
Nepal's President Ramchandra Paudel today said his country would ensure the export of electricity to Bangladesh and India
14 May 2024, 16:28 PM
Efficient generators at industries can slash LNG imports by 21pc: study
Analysing data from 73 gas-fired captive generators at 51 industries with a combined capacity of around 250 megawatts (MW), the IEEFA said the average efficiency of these generators is only 35.38 percent
13 May 2024, 06:02 AM