It was BNP as expected. The opposition led by Khaleda Zia has shown aggressive reaction to agreements signed and accords reached in the just concluded visit of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to India. During the visit all the existing bilateral issues between the two SAARC neighbours came up for discussion. Three agreements were...
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By Sushanta Das Gupta and Kh.A.Saleque. Morning dawned brightly and beautifully for Bangladeshis living in different countries of the southern hemisphere with the news that two friendly neighbours Bangladesh and India have finally broken through all impasse to build long lasting forward looking relationship. PM Sheikh Hasina is on a state visit to India....
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Photo: Mrs. Khaleda Zia in a Press Conference, by Liton Rahman,DrikNEWS. Mrs Khleda Zia, Chairperson BNP and Leader of Opposition (now abstaining from the Bangladesh parliament) has issued two statements recently about the running of the affairs of the present government. Awami League led Mahajote Government has just completed its first year. Neutral observers...
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Using modern technology in irrigation is not new in Bangladesh. Farmers use deep tubewells to pump water from the earth to supply to their fields. But due to huge shortage of electricity, farmers face trouble to supply power to their machines. Image by: Liton Rahman, Drik News On 30th of December 2009 The Sheikh...
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A Bangladeshi newspapers edited by former energy Advisor to Prime Minster (Khaleda Zia) has published an allegation of financial scam of US$ 5 million against the current Energy Advisor to Prime minister Hasina Wazed. Quoting a letter of an unidentified person named Abu Siddique claiming to represent Petrobangla officials alleged that Chevron, an IOC...
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Courtesy: S M Tanvir. One Bangladesh newspaper now being spearheaded by Engr Mahmudur Rahman, the ex Energy Advisor to PM Khaleda Zia and now a columnist recently carried out a report on alleged corruption in the deal with IOC Chevron regarding installation of a Gas Pipeline Compressor Station on GTCL operated national Gas Grid....
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A team of energy think tank of Bangladesh goes abroad on a hyped series of Road Shows at London, New York and Singapore to woo investors to boost the ailing energy sector of Bangladesh. A country which could succeed a total generation capacity of about 4000MW after 38 years of independence and dream to...
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People seem to be happy with the assurance of the key persons of Bangladesh energy sector management to the Bangladesh media that there will be no energy crisis in the country by 2012. Natural gas production will be doubled in two years. But the reality is in November 2009 Bangladesh is suffering from the...
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Australia is more than two times larger than India. India is about 20 times larger than Bangladesh. Yet Australia has only a population of 21 million, while our Dhaka has a population of about 15 million. Major Australian Cities Melbourne, Sydney are at least 8 times larger than Dhaka. To give you some idea...
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The Bangladesh Government has proceeded to conclude production sharing contracts (psc) of offshore drilling with two international oil companies (IOC) after a transparent approval process. A portion of civil society are against this government initiative for exploring and exploiting national resources. They are protesting on the streets which is creating barrier for further offshore...
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