Iran is eyeing wider trade cooperation with Bangladesh especially in energy sector as the sanctions imposed on Iran are set to be withdrawn.

Jatiya Party, a key component in the Awami League-led 14-party alliance, in an immediate reaction has criticises the government for raising power and gas prices.

Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (Berc) increases the average power retail price by 2.93 percent and gas price by 26.29 percent with effect from September 1.

To rid the current “political crisis”, a quarter of prominent citizens stress on the need for a constitutional amendment for “check and balance” of state organs.

IT is indeed heartening to see 1500 MW of electricity being added in the next three months to the country's power-starved national grid, as we hope that the newest addition will give the much-needed impetus to the country's economic growth.

A grid failure at Haripur in Narayanganj resulted in shut down of a number of power plants in the country leaving many areas in the capital including parliament and Bangabhaban without power for up to an hour.

Government approves of importing additional 600MW power from neighbouring India at a cost of about Tk 1,600 crore via the electricity interconnectivity grid.