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Govt to drop 9 coal-fired plants Shamim Jahangir Reports sound alarm on growing impact of coal projects Govt focuses on LNG, renewable fuels The government has decided in principle to scrap nine proposed coal-fired power plant projects having the combined capacity to generate 7,461 megawatts (MW) of electricity. The decision came at a monthly review meeting of the Power Division chaired by Power Secretary Md Habibur Rahman. The government’s latest decision on coal-fired plants comes after widespread criticism and concerns raised by environmentalists from home and abroad over the years. As...

Wall collapse in Chattogram kills one Star Online Report Star Online Report A man was killed when an under-construction wall fell on him at Agrabad area of the port city this afternoon. The deceased Sahid Ullah (50), was a driver of Power Development Board, Agrabad office, reports our Chattogram correspondent quoting Md Hamid, assistant sub-inspector of Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) police outpost. The incident took place at Debarpar area at around 2.00 pm, he said. Quoting witnesses, Hamid said the victim was heading home when the wall...

Boro rice cultivation gets momentum in Rangpur region 473 RANGPUR, Jan 26, 2020 (BSS) – Cultivation of Boro rice has got full momentum now as farmers are continuing transplantation of its seedlings braving cold weather and the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Rangpur agriculture region. Officials of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) said the government is assisting farmers to make the intensive Boro rice farming programme successful and help them in recouping the huge crop losses they incurred during recent floods. The DAE has fixed a target of producing 21.54 lakh tonnes of ...

DoE Ctg fines PDB Tk 5 lakh for filling up two ponds in Brahmanbaria Star Online Report Star Online Report Department of Environment (DoE) in Chattogram region has fined Power Development Board (PDB) in Brahmanbaria's Ashuganj Tk 5 lakh for filling up two large ponds to facilitate construction of a residential block. The fine was imposed on PDB authorities after a hearing at DoE's Khulsi office in the port city, reports our Chattogram correspondent. In the inspection report, DoE found PDB Ashuganj authorities encroached upon a total of 2.5 lakh cubi...

6 more services of BIDA come under online OSS centre 260 Authority (BIDA) has included six more services with its’ online One Stop Service (OSS) centre to ensure ease and swift services for the investors in the country. Fazlur Rahman today formally inaugurated the services through a function BIDA conference room, said a press release. The services are: EIA Approval, TOR Approval and Zero Diverse Approval of the Environment Authority, Industry IRC Certificate of the Chief Controller Office of the Import and Export, Electricity Connection of the Power Development Board and Electricity Connect...