Mineral Resources
Six valuable minerals found in Brahmaputra river
The sands of the Brahmaputra river has been found to contain six types of mineral resources, according to scientists of the Institute of Mining, Mineralogy and Metallurgy (IMMM) in Joypurhat. .Their discovery comes nearly five years after the collection of 2,500 tonnes of sand from differ
14 March 2024, 18:00 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
Govt’s power generation cost should be $19bn less for next 25yrs: Nat'l Committee
The National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports in an alternative proposal claims that the government can achieve its electricity generation target with a lesser amount of investment.
22 July 2017, 09:03 AM
Oil, gas protection body to march towards Dhaka Nov 24 for Sundarbans
The National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports announces to march towards Dhaka on November 24 if the government does not cancel Rampal power plant project by this time.
20 August 2016, 06:32 AM
Protest continues against power plant in Ctg
National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power, and Ports holds a human chain at Banshkhali upazila of Chittagong protesting the killing of the four people who were shot while protesting the installation of a coal-based power plant there.
8 April 2016, 09:51 AM