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Meta seeks nuclear power developers for reactors to start in early 2030s

Tech giant Meta said it is seeking proposals from nuclear power developers to help meet its artificial intelligence and environment goals, becoming the latest big tech company to take interest in atomic power amid a gauged thunder in electricity demand. Meta said this on Tuesday, reports Reuters....

BNP submits 62 proposals including vice president, deputy PM positions

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has submitted 62 proposals to the Constitutional Reform Commission, which include recommendations to retain the posts of Vice President and Deputy Prime Minister. On Tuesday, a two-member BNP delegation, led by Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed,...

Sri Lankans vote in parliamentary election

Sri Lankans on Thursday began voting in the snap parliamentary election, the first major test of the ruling National Peoples Power (NPP) party, led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. The voting is taking place at over 13,314 polling stations across the country. The voting started at 7am and...

Yunus calls for South Asia grid to share Nepal's hydroelectricity

On Wednesday, Bangladeshs Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus urged the creation of a South Asia grid to facilitate the sharing of hydroelectricity produced by Nepal and Bhutan, reports UNB. In a meeting with the Social Business Group on the sidelines of the climate conference in Baku, the...

Sri Lankans to vote for change, rejecting dynastic politics

Sri Lanka votes to elect a new parliament this week in a snap general election called by its Marxist-leaning president who wants a fresh mandate in the legislature to drive economic reforms in the debt-ridden island nation. Anura Kumara Dissanayakewas elected president of the South Asian country...

DB Harun’s associates appear relaxed

Close aides of former Dhaka Metropolitan Intelligence Police Additional Commissioner Harun Or Rashid, a key figure from the previous regime, remain active and relaxed in various Dhaka police units, employing a range of survival strategies. They continue to stay in close contact with Harun, a...

Tk 916 Crore Overspending on Coal Purchases

The authorities overseeing the Matarbari Thermal Power Plant in Coxs Bazar, Bangladeshs largest and most expensive coal-fired power plant, have come under scrutiny for allegedly overpaying for coal. The government is now facing an additional cost of 916 crore 44 lakh Taka. Meghna Group has been...

Power plants closed due to energy crisis

The production of electricity in major six power plants in the country has been partly or completely stopped because of energy crisis and outstanding bills. The decrease in electricity generation leaves the country over 700-1600 megawatt (mw) load-shedding for last three days. The power...

Reactor assembly completed at Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant Unit-1

The assembly process of the reactor at Unit-1 of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant(RNPP) has been completed. The process involved installing components such as reactor internals, protective pipes, fuel assembly simulators, an upper unit, and Smart Automated and Monitoring Systems sensors. The...

Cuba in distress as hurricane set to hit amid national blackout

A hurricane going to hit Cuba on Sunday as the island nations authorities scrambled to restore power following a massive countrywide blackout. The expected arrival of Hurricane Oscar, just days after the failure of Cubas largest power plant crippled the national grid, piles more pressure on a...

Chunnu possesses Tk thousands of crore abusing power

Jatiya Party secretary general Mujibul Haque Chunnu had become Member of Parliament (MP) from Kishoreganj-3 (Karimganj to Tarail) constituency for 5 terms. Jatiya Party had no strong position in the constituency; however, due to the concession given from the alliance, he became MP of that...

Action against price-hiking syndicates under Special Powers Act: Adviser Asif

Labor and Employment Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan on Tuesday said that strict action will be taken under the Special Powers Act against those involved in syndicates inflating commodity prices. Speaking at the BSRF views exchange meeting held at the Secretariat Media Center, the adviser...

Google to use nuclear reactors to meet its energy needs

The tech giant Google recently signed a deal to use small nuclear reactors as a means of meeting the heavy energy needs to power its artificial intelligence (AI) data centres, reports BBC. The company says the agreement with Kairos Power will see it start using the first reactor this decade and...