Some 1.48 lakh tonnes of coal disappeared from the stack yard of state-run Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Ltd (BCMCL) because of the system loss in production, handling and marketing since its inception more than a decade ago, an expert panel found.

Petrobangla has formulated a technical committee to evaluate the system losses into the 1.45 lakh tonnes of coal disappearance incident of Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Ltd (BCMCL) in Parbatipur upazila of Dinajpur.

Former managing director of Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Ltd (BCMCL) Habib Uddin Ahmed, who was withdrawn after disappearance of 1.42 lakh tonnes of coal worth about Tk 230 crore, yesterday claimed the coal disappeared due to 'technical loss'.

One of the power generation units of the Barapukuria 525MW Coal Fired Power Plant in Parbatipur upazila of Dinajpur is shut down, after operating for nine days.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) interrogates eight accused employees of Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Limited (BCMCL) in a case filed over the Barapukuria coal scam.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has been quizzing Khorshedul Hasan, a former managing director of Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Ltd (BCMCL), over the “disappearance of coal” from the coalmine.

Power generation at Barapukuria 525MW coal-fired plant will resume from early September, Power Secretary Dr Ahmad Kaikaus says.