Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB)

Could Starlink solve the connectivity challenges in Bangladesh?

A business model is required to reduce the cost of initial setup and monthly subscription fee of Starlink services.
26 March 2025, 07:00 AM

Clear $845m by June to avoid late charges

India’s Adani power has asked Bangladesh Power Development Board to pay $845 million in arears by the end of June or face charges for late payment.
19 January 2025, 20:40 PM

Bangladesh should endorse the fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty

Being a low-lying delta, we are highly susceptible to sea-level rise, which is causing coastal erosion, displacement of communities, and saltwater intrusion into agricultural lands.
15 November 2024, 07:00 AM

PDB incurs record losses

The Bangladesh Power Development Board’s losses soared 52.4 percent to its highest level yet in fiscal 2022-23 -- a year that saw record subsidy and a 29.6 percent hike in the bulk electricity price.
30 December 2023, 18:00 PM

Will policymakers remain blind to power sector’s problems?

Replace the capacity charge model with pro-people policies
6 September 2023, 12:42 PM

Will BPDB become a 'white elephant'?

The weak financial state of the BPDB is partly due to the high per unit price of electricity
10 August 2023, 03:00 AM

Fuelled by inefficiency?

The government must phase out inefficient power plants, rethink energy policy
30 April 2023, 19:19 PM

Can Bangladesh get out of the Adani power deal?

Adani’s inclusion of costs that appear to be non-existent may allow Bangladesh to claim the deal invalid.
13 February 2023, 18:00 PM

BPDB seeks discount from Adani Power

Bangladesh has sought a temporary discount from Adani Power on the price of coal that would fire the thermal power plant in Godda, Jharkhand in light of the escalating prices, said the Indian electricity producer.
7 February 2023, 01:00 AM

Who really benefits from higher electricity prices?

Public money is being used to shore up PDB's losses and pay profiteering private companies
21 January 2023, 21:00 PM

Curbing BERC’s authority sets us up for more trouble

The amendment to BERC Act alters its position as the sole authority for fixing energy prices.
19 December 2022, 14:00 PM

PDB to launch hotlines for its clients next year

Bangladesh Power Development Board will open a call centre for its 36 lakh power consumers next year.
25 September 2022, 11:15 AM

Govt signs deal for 55MW wind power

Bangladesh Power Development Board today (September 4, 2022) signed an agreement with a consortium to build a wind farm in Bagerhat’s Mongla that will produce 55MW electricity.
4 September 2022, 16:47 PM

Agreement signed to set up Bangladesh’s 2nd waste-to-energy project

An agreement was signed today (September 1, 2022) between the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB), the Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) and Chinese firm U&D to develop the country’s second waste-based power plant.
1 September 2022, 14:40 PM

Power sector is corrupt to the core

How long will we have to bear the burden of financial irregularities?
26 August 2022, 05:08 AM

No austerity for dollar-guzzling power plants!

Government must stop entertaining 'capacity' payments to the plants
20 July 2022, 12:04 PM

Pvt power plants urge govt to pay $1.5bn arrears

Despite an improvement in payment, the government still owes $1.5 billion to private power plant operators, according to official sources. 
18 July 2022, 10:10 AM

Why waste so much money in the name of capacity charge?

That’s not the way to go if we want to make power affordable to all
8 June 2022, 13:30 PM

No more cobweb of cables!

Sylhet is the first city in the country to have a road with no overhead cable.
8 January 2020, 18:00 PM

Govt working to light up every home: PM

Mentioning that electricity is the most essential element for the country's overall development, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said her government would light up every house by boosting the power generation.
6 February 2019, 18:00 PM