- WFP reverses decision to cut food aid for Rohingyas in Bangladesh
- Term of five reform commissions extended
- Democracy to mark victorious if fascist forces can’t contest polls: Akhtar
- 200,000 Palestinians perform prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque at Qadr night
- NATO retracts comment on death of 4 US soldiers in Lithuania
- Four state-owned banks to open on Friday
- 144 more Bangladeshi nationals return home from Libya
- Australia opens new ‘Home Affairs Office’ in Dhaka
- Holiday declared in 3-hill districts on April 13 for Chaitra Sangkranti
- Health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says 855 killed since Israel resumed strikes
- Hamza departs for England, promises to return in June
- Istanbul divided as Erdogan rival’s arrest sparks anti-govt protests
- Country receives highest ever remittances in 26 days of March
- 12-party alliance submits reform proposal to Consensus Commission
- Tarique Rahman extends Eid greetings to Chief Advisor
- BB re-fixes MFS transaction limit
- Taking oath as mayor depends on party decision: Ishraque
- France opposes 'any form of trade war', FM tells China
- Ishraque Hossain declared mayor of DSCC
- Russian deputy premier meets CA
Scientists explore generating electricity from Earth’s rotation
A team of physicists from Princeton University, CITs Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and Spectral Sensor Solutions has tested a method to generate electricity using energy from Earths rotation. Their study, published in Physical Review Research, suggests that a specially designed device interacting with...
Malaysia has to sign at least eight protocols to use nuclear energy, says minister
Malaysia will need to sign at least eight key international protocols before it can explore nuclear energy for electricity generation, according to Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Chang Lih Kang, reports The Star. During the Dewan Negaras question-and-answer session on March 10,...
Govt to ensure uninterrupted power supply in summer
The government has decided to take a series of measures to ensure uninterrupted supply of electricity across the country during the upcoming summer when demand for power goes up mounting pressure on overall power generation, reports BSS. The power sector has chalked out fuel-wise generation plan...
BCSA demand reduction of bank interest rate, electricity bills
The cold storage owners demanded for reducing the bank interest rate and electricity bills, aiming to reduce the storage rent while preserving potato. Besides, they demanded that the cold storage industry be declared an agro-based industry to safeguard potato farmers. They made the demand on...
Electricity sector faces pressure due to arrears payments
The countrys power sector has been struggling to clear arrears for the past three years. Due to financial limitations, the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) has been unable to settle its outstanding bills. The government has also struggled to pay foreign companies due to a shortage of...