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  • No overhead cable on a road in Sylhet City

    No more cobweb of cables!

    Sylhet is the first city in the country to have a road with no overhead cable.

  • Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday

    Govt working to light up every home: PM

    Mentioning that electricity is the most essential element for the country's overall development, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said her government would light up every house by boosting the power generation.

  • Govt signs deal for biggest power plant yet

    Bangladesh inks an agreement to build the biggest yet power plant capable of producing 3,600MW of electricity.

  • BCL leader Rony sent to jail

    Ex-power co. brass jailed 3yrs for graft

    A former top official of Power Grid Company Ltd, an institution under Power Development Board, has been jailed on charges of corruption.

  • Bangladesh High Court rule on compensating Manikganj Rape Victim

    Graft: BPDB ex-chief engineer sent to jail

    A Dhaka court sends a former top official of Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) to jail after rejecting his bail in two corruption cases filed against him by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

  • Indian firm NTPC wins deal for 300MW power supply

    Indian firm wins deal for 300MW power supply

    Indian state-owned cross-border power trading arm National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd wins a contract for supplying 300 megawatts electricity to Bangladesh for 15 years. The power supply is expected to start from June this year.

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