A parliamentary standing committee today asked the energy, power and mineral resources ministry to prepare a master plan on generating electricity using alternative sources like solar power, wind and wave. The House watchdog body on energy, power and mineral resources gave three months to the ministry to prepare the plan.
Government's goal of issuing secure passports by the ICAO mandated deadline of April 2010, is in disarray due to frequent changes in plans. According to reliable sources, the government after several failed attempts now plan to finally float the tender by early next month leaving just enough time to meet the deadline for the TK 283 crore project.
The government owes a whopping sum of Tk 30,832 crore as debt service liabilities to lenders, including foreign donors, for the power sector since 1972, though such massive funding failed to yield the desired improvement in the sector.
Dhaka University (DU) scientist Dr. Abul Khair has discovered 'Law of Electrolytic Diffusion' which will help open a new era in the science arena. Besides, the scientist also invented a glass diffusion tube named 'Reaction Diffuser which they used to carry out this unique research.
The Daylight Saving Time (DST) measure introduced last month reduced power demand of 150-200 megawatt (MW) in the evenings, easing the persistent load shedding situation by a small portion, according to Power Development Board.
The home ministry has formed a 15-member cell headed by the chairman of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission to fight phone crime.
A 44.5 megawatt private power plant installed inside the Chittagong Export Processing Zone (CEPZ) for reducing its dependence on the Power Development Board (PDB) for power supply remains inoperative simply for lack of gas supply.
Dhaka and Moscow today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on setting up a nuclear power plant in Bangladesh and its peaceful use.
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The port city enjoyed a cool breeze of digital wave in this hot summer
