One of the units of Barapukuria coal-fired power plant in Dinajpur restarts for five days after the plant was shut down for about a month due to coal shortage after the Barapukuria coal scam.

State Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid says the Barapukuria Coal Mine authority started supplying 100 tonnes of coal from yesterday to Barapukuria Thermal Power Plant for generating electricity.

Managing Director of Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Ltd (BCMCL) Habib Uddin Ahmed and three other high-ups of the company are barred from leaving the country, according to a letter sent by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to the emigration police.

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resource Nasrul Hamid says steps have been taken to bring northern region, especially Rangpur, under smooth power supply within one month.

Authorities indefinitely suspend power generation at Barapukuria coal-fired power plant in Dinajpur due to a crisis of fuel.

Within days of three French banks deciding not to invest in the Rampal 1320 megawatt coal power plant next to the Sundarbans, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Monday criticised those who opposed the power plant.