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Holy Shab-e-Qadr today
Soon the situation in Chittagong Hill Tracts will be calm: Obaidul Quader
KNF attack to loot money and show capability: RAB
Kidnapped manager of Sonali Bank returns to his family
Home Minister to visit Bandarban tomorrow to inspect situation
Electricity production to start in Payra on Sunday
Dhaka, June 23: A ship named 'MV Athena' is staying at Payra port with 41 thousand 207 tons of coal. The Marshall Islands-flagged vessel from Indonesia arrived at the inner anchorage of Payra Port at around 2 AM on Friday. The authorities have made all preparations to start the plant on Sunday, June 25.
Power cuts: Rampal thermal power station is showing a ray of hope
Dhaka, June 10: Payra in Patuakhali on June 5 and Banshkhali thermal power station in Chittagong were shut down on June 9 due to coal shortage. Despite such bad news, the Rampal thermal power station located near Bagerhat's Mongla Port and Sundarbans is showing a ray of hope. The Chinese-flagged ship MV J Hai, which left Indonesia with coal for the thermal power plant, arrived at Mongla port early on Saturday morning.
Coal shortage forces Payra thermal power plant to close down
Dhaka, June 5: Due to the coal shortage, the electricity generation of Payra thermal power plant was stopped at 12:30 pm on Monday. This is the first time that the power plant has been completely shut down since its inception. A unit was shut down on May 25 due to coal shortage. The remaining unit was closed today. This has resulted in terrible load shedding across the country, including Patuakhali. The 1,320 MW Payra Thermal Power Station was the source of electricity for the entire region of Barisal, Khulna and some parts of Dhaka.
India sends first consignment of coal for Rampal power plant
Dhaka, July 3: India has sent the first shipment of coal to Bangladesh via the Sundarbans for the Rampal Power Plant at Bagerhat. About 4,000 metric tonnes of coal was exported to Bangladesh from Netaji Subhash Dock (NSD) at Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Port (SMP) in Kolkata on Friday. This has been reported by Indian media sources.
Forest department demolishes 14 kilns in Tangail
নিজস্ব প্রতিনিধি, ঢাকা, ২২ আগস্ট ২০২০ : টাঙ্গাইলের মির্জাপুর উপজেলার বাঁশতৈল ইউনিয়নের বনাঞ্চল এলাকায় গড়ে তোলা কয়লা তৈরির ১৪টি চুল্লি ধ্বংস করা হয়েছে। শুক্রবার (২১ আগস্ট) বন বিভাগ টাঙ্গাইল ও মির্জাপুর অফিসের যৌথ অভিযানে এসব চুল্লি ধ্বংস করা হয়। এ সময় বিপুল পরিমাণ কাঠ জব্দ করা হয়েছে বলে জানিয়েছেন বাঁশতৈল বিট কর্মকর্তা মো. জায়েদ হোসেন।