Energy

Maximising energy efficiency is key to our industrial growth

The need to tackle climate change necessitates an increase in energy efficiency.
1 March 2025, 05:00 AM

Stop malicious attempts to increase gas, electricity prices

Long-term cost hikes hurt energy sector; BERC lost neutrality, harming consumers.
25 February 2025, 03:00 AM

'High dependence on imported fossil fuels bringing trouble'

"The high dependence on imported fossil fuels has significantly impacted our energy system."
3 March 2024, 03:00 AM

OpenAI CEO Altman says at Davos future AI depends on energy breakthrough

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman emphasises on energy breakthrough to facilitate the vast power consumption of future AI
17 January 2024, 05:30 AM

Hike in energy prices fails to improve supply

The perennial energy crisis of industries in Bangladesh remains unresolved even though energy prices have been hiked considerably to offset government subsidies in the sector and facilitate industrial productivity.
8 August 2023, 18:00 PM

How the energy sector shut its doors to the public

Latest government decisions regarding energy are textbook examples of regulatory capture
26 January 2023, 02:00 AM

More power, but at what cost?

The latest energy master plan does not align with Bangladesh's clean energy targets
16 January 2023, 20:00 PM

An energy sector on steroids

Why should we pay for the government’s questionable policies?
10 January 2023, 13:20 PM

Coal consumption may rise in Bangladesh this year

Although the coal consumption declined in Bangladesh last year, it is expected to increase sharply this year, the International Energy Agency said yesterday.
17 December 2022, 05:58 AM

Load-shedding in Bangladesh: Are we living in 2022 or 1984?

The lack of transparency in the energy sector is costing the nation dearly.
17 October 2022, 11:49 AM

National grid failure: Energy ministry requests everyone to be patient

The Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources has urged the people of the country to keep patience “as the power supply will be restored across the country as soon as possible”.
4 October 2022, 12:08 PM

Only the guilty need indemnity laws

The national energy crisis is a direct result of the corruption and nepotism encouraged by the indemnity law.
27 August 2022, 17:57 PM

Where do the subsidies in the power sector really go?

There is a lack of clarity and transparency when it comes to how much subsidy is being provided to the power sector, why the government is providing it, and in fact, who they are subsidising.
24 August 2022, 09:13 AM

Good planning requires accurate data

An economy without an independent source of data is like an aircraft flying without its airspeed sensors.
20 August 2022, 14:45 PM

Adani godda power plant: BPDB to pay Tk 1,219.1cr for power not used

If it does not add value, it is a waste, said the seminal American industrialist Henry Ford. And the quote best describes the situation the Bangladesh Power Development Board finds itself in with its deal with India’s Adani Power.
7 June 2022, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh, India share visions of connecting South, Southeast Asia

Foreign ministers of Bangladesh and India have shared a common vision of connecting South and Southeast Asia through regional projects of water, rail and roadways, as well as sharing of energy, tourism and telecommunication networks.
28 May 2022, 15:30 PM

What about our “loss”?

It's that time of year again when we talk about the rationality of power tariff hike. According to media reports, Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) has forwarded a proposal to the Energy and Mineral Resources Division (EMRD) that there is need to hike the prices of petroleum products.
19 February 2018, 18:00 PM

Budgetary allocation for energy is not enough

Has the finance minister addressed these issues and is this budget adequate to meet the challenges stated above? An equally important issue is this: do the responsible agencies have the capacity and capability of implementing such a large budget?
28 June 2017, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh cricket bans Sabbir's raunchy ad

Bangladesh cricket pulls a raunchy advert starring new Test star Sabbir Rahman and a model following social media outrage, an industry official says.
25 October 2016, 09:56 AM

Scientist engineers CO2 inhaling bacterium that produces energy

The chemist who gave us the artificial leaf has genetically engineered bacteria to absorb hydrogen and carbon dioxide and convert them into alcohol fuel, reports Forbes.
30 May 2016, 06:47 AM