Gas supply to industries to near previous levels by tomorrow evening: PM Tarique
Star Online Report
14 September 2026 Power and Energy
PM, Chevron delegation discuss investment and gas exploration in Bangladesh
Star Online Report
13 September 2026 Power and Energy
Adani’s 800MW Godda Unit-2 resumes power supply to Bangladesh
Star Online Report
13 September 2026 Power and Energy
Cut energy imports, expand renewables
Staff Correspondent
13 September 2026 Power and Energy
Power system running with little backup
12 September 2026 Power and Energy
Bangladesh plans 1,600mmcfd LNG capacity expansion by 2030: State minister
Star Online Report
12 September 2026 Power and Energy
Gas supply to improve within 5-7 days, says PM Tarique
Star Online Report
12 September 2026 Power and Energy
Technical fault halts Adani Godda unit, adds pressure to Bangladesh grid
Star Online Report
11 September 2026 Power and Energy
Jamaat MP seeks govt explanation over third LNG terminal deal
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10 September 2026 Power and Energy

No foreign firm shows interest in Bay of Bengal gas exploration

Seven purchased tender documents, but none submitted papers finally
9 December 2024

Power deal signed with Adani should be renegotiated: expert

The deal with India’s Adani Power should be renegotiated as the cost of power from the company is much higher than that of domestic power plants, said energy expert Prof M Tamim, a member of the White Paper Committee on Economy today
7 December 2024

Diesel flow resumes via India-Bangladesh pipeline

Diesel imports through the India-Bangladesh pipeline have resumed to tackle the fuel shortage affecting eight districts in the northern region of Bangladesh.
5 December 2024

PDB can save $1.2 billion a year by fixing core problems: IEEFA

The global energy think-tank suggested shifting half of Bangladesh’s existing industrial demand to the grid
4 December 2024

Chevron plans to invest in gas exploration, officials tell Yunus

The chief adviser highlighted key reforms undertaken by the interim government to ensure a better investment climate in the country.
3 December 2024

Power sector’s indemnity act repealed at last

The government yesterday repealed the long-debated “indemnity act” of the power sector, bringing to an end the 15-year-long practice of awarding contracts under opaque circumstances.
30 November 2024

No more IPP in power sector with govt guarantee to buy electricity: adviser

He says no alternative to renewable energy as it’s a compulsion
30 November 2024

Newly appointed BERC member Gias Uddin resigns

Gias Uddin Zoarder, a newly appointed member of Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission, has resigned against the backdrop of media reports on his alleged involvement in corruption..According to official sources, Gias Uddin Zoarder, a former top official of the Dhaka Power Distribution Com
30 November 2024

Gas supply to remain off for 10 hrs in parts of Dhaka tomorrow

Gas supply will remain suspended for 10 hours tomorrow in different areas in the capital for emergency works in gas pipeline
30 November 2024

Gas supply to remain suspended for 12 hours in Dhaka EPZ, adjacent areas

Gas supply will remain suspended for 12 hours from 6:00pm tomorrow in different areas under Dhaka Export Processing Zone (DEPZ) and Nabinagar-Chandra area for emergency works in gas pipeline
27 November 2024

Govt directed to conduct inquiry, form committee

The High Court, in the full text of an order, issued three directives over the government's electricity purchase deal with India's Adani Power Limited in 2017.
26 November 2024

Paid Tk 20cr bribe for gas connection during AL regime: commerce adviser

Commerce Adviser Sheikh Bashir Uddin today said he had to pay a bribe of Tk 20 crore to the road authorities for digging up a road to lay the 40km gas pipeline for his industry during the previous Awami League regime
23 November 2024

Power supply from Nepal via India begins

Electricity supply from Nepal to Bangladesh via India began yesterday in a trilateral transaction, aimed at boosting sub-regional connectivity in the power sector.
15 November 2024

Petition seeks HC order to review power deal with Adani

A Supreme Court lawyer today filed a writ petition with the High Court seeking its directive on the government to review or cancel the electricity agreement with Adani Group of India.
13 November 2024

Now Payra to cut down power production by half

Amid the backdrop of all other coal-based power plants in the country, including India’s Adani, the production of a unit of Payra Thermal Power Plant went into maintenance today
12 November 2024

Rooftop solar can reduce reliance on power grids: energy adviser

Energy Adviser Dr Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan today urged the industries to install rooftop solar power to meet their own power requirements
11 November 2024

Set a concrete target first to achieve growth in renewable energy: a study suggests

Shah Md Ahsan Habib, a professor at the Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management, conducted the study
7 November 2024

Ctg grapples with frequent power cuts

Frequent power cuts over the last week have left residents of Chattogram suffering.
1 November 2024

Diesel, kerosene prices reduced by Tk 0.50 for November

The government has reduced diesel and kerosene prices by Tk 0.50 per litre for November while petrol and octane prices would remain the same
31 October 2024

National committee to protect oil-gas to hold countrywide rally Nov 4

National Committee to Protect Oil-Gas, Mineral Resources and Power-Port today announced to hold a countrywide rally on November 4 to press home its 6-point demands
26 October 2024