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কয়লা পাথর চুনামাটির পর দিনাজপুরের খনিজসম্পদে যুক্ত হলো ম্যাগনেটাইট!

Posted September 26th, 2013 by |

উত্তর জনপদের শস্যভাণ্ডারখ্যাত দিনাজপুর বর্তমানে খনিজসম্পদেও সমৃদ্ধ। পেট্রোবাংলা, জিএসবি ও দেশি-বিদেশি বিভিন্ন প্রতিষ্ঠান দিনাজপুর জেলার কয়েকটি স্থানে ভূগর্ভে পরীক্ষা ও কূপ খনন করে বিভিন্ন মূল্যবান খনিজ পদার্থের সন্ধান পেয়েছে। এর মধ্যে বড়পুকুরিয়া কয়লাখনি ও মধ্যপাড়া পাথর খনি এরই মধ্যে উত্পাদন শুরু করেছে। ফুলবাড়ী কয়লা প্রকল্প ও দীঘিপাড়া কয়লা প্রকল্প থেকে কয়লা উত্তোলন হলে এ দু’টি […]

MGMCL signs deal with GTC to produce 9.2m tonnes of hard rock

Posted September 3rd, 2013 by |
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Tuesday, 03 September 2013 MGMCL signs deal with GTC to produce 9.2m tonnes of hard rock FE Report State-owned Maddhapara Granite Mining Company Ltd (MGMCL) signed a deal Monday with Germania-Trest Consortium (GTC) to produce 9.2 million tons of hard rock in the next six years. MGMCL company secretary Shah Mohammed Rezwanul Haque and GTC […]

GCM (Asia Energy) announces new board of directors after financial loss

Posted June 28th, 2013 by |
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Friday, 28 June 2013 The Financial Express GCM announces new board of directors after financial loss Nizam Ahmed The London-based Global Coal Management (GCM) Resources Plc (formerly Asia Energy) has announced formation of a new board of directors headed by Polo Resources Limited Managing Director Michael Tang. Neil Lindsey Herbert, co-chairman and managing director of […]

Days for safe, cheap water numbered

Posted June 22nd, 2013 by |
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Saturday, 22 June 2013 The Financial Express Days for safe, cheap water numbered Water is something which is found in plenty in Bangladesh, but the days are not far away when finding fresh water will mean something very precious due to the destruction of surface water sources, unplanned groundwater extraction and increasing salinity in coastal […]

Leaving Coal Policy decision for the next government

Posted June 18th, 2013 by |
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Tuesday, 18 June 2013 The Financial Express Leaving Coal Policy decision for the next government Mushfiqur RahmanFinance Minister A M A Muhith in his budget speech on June 06 stated that his government had prepared a report on coal policy. ‘However, we would like to leave this report for decision to be taken by the […]

It’s time to take ‘unpopular’ decisions on domestic coal development

Posted September 5th, 2012 by |
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Finance Minister A.M.A. Muhith has hinted at further hike in power and fuel oil prices in the coming days. Unabated price hike of oil and food in the international market created some unexpected risks for the economy, stated the minister. Mentioning the energy price-hike, the finance minister informed the parliament that the government would adjust […]

Looming carbon emission limit speeds up coal use in the fast developing Asia

Posted June 6th, 2012 by |
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The US President imposed first-ever restrictions on greenhouse gas pollution from new coal-fired power plants on March 27, 2012. As a result, the new power plants will have to limit their greenhouse gas emissions (mainly carbon dioxide) within maximum 1,000 pounds (454 kg) for each megawatt hour of electricity generation. It is indeed a strict […]

Wind power energy: The renewable generation technology of choice

Posted April 25th, 2012 by |

Wind power energy: The renewable generation technology of choice  The Financial Express25.04.2012   M Jalal Hussain While wind power energy was used by a few countries in the early 19th century, its use picked up momentum in 2011. A Scottish academic Professor James Blyth undertook wind power experiments in 1887 which was completed in 1892. […]

Where from will Bangladesh source coal for power generation?

Posted April 4th, 2012 by |

Energy consumption in the world has been stepped up from traditional coal to oil and then to natural gas and nuclear. As per the BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2011, the coal, oil, natural gas and nuclear energy respectively contributed to 27, 30.6, 21.7 and 4.9 per cent to global energy. However, the world […]

Looming carbon emission limit speeds up coal use in the fast developing Asia

Posted April 1st, 2012 by |
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Looming carbon emission limit speeds up coal use in the fast developing Asia Mushfiqur Rahman 1.04.2012 The US President imposed first-ever restrictions on greenhouse gas pollution from new coal-fired power plants on March 27, 2012. As a result, the new power plants will have to limit their greenhouse gas emissions (mainly carbon dioxide) within maximum […]