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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
Liberian ship detained at Mongla port in case filed by Chinese company
Dhaka, July 15: In view of the case filed in the High Court against the foreign ship carrying coal for Rampal thermal power plant stationed at Mongla port, the ship has been barred from leaving the port. The order issued said that the ship will be detained at Mongla port until further order is given by the High Court.
Rampal thermal power plant restarts production
Dhaka, February 16: Production of Rampal coal-based thermal power plant has resumed. After 11:00 pm on Wednesday (February 15), the electricity generated is supplied to the national grid.
Trial production starts at Rampal Power Plant
Dhaka, December 20: Trial production has been started at Rampal Power Plant (coal-based Maitri Super Thermal Power Plant) on Saturday night. In this, 660 MW electricity is being added to the national grid from Unit-1.
Unit-1 of Rampal power plant to be commissioned commercially in October
Own Correspondent, Dhaka, August 31: Unit-1 of the 2660 MW Maitri Super Thermal Power Project at Rampal will be commercially commissioned in October. This will further increase the power generation capacity of the country. For this, all the necessary steps including successful synchronization with the national grid have already been completed.
Sheikh Hasina-Modi to inaugurate Rampal Power Plant
Own Correspondent, Dhaka, August 2: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are expected to jointly inaugurate the Maitri Super Thermal Power Project at Rampal, according to a report by Indian media outlet Hindustan Times published on Sunday.
3 ships anchor in Pasur river with coal from Kolkata
Dhaka, July 19: Three cargo ships have arrived in Mongla with coal from Rampal Thermal Power Station. On Monday (July 19) morning, three ships named MV Shyamal Bangla, Enamul Hossain and Al Beruni Saikot-2 anchored coal in the Pasur river of the port.
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.
The Rampal power plant will go into production in 2021
Dhaka, December 2: In 'Mujib Barsho', the government is committed to bring the country under 100 percent electricity. To this end, the work of Rampal Power Plant is being taken forward rapidly. It is expected that the first unit of the two-unit Maitri Super Thermal Power Plant with a capacity of 1320 MW will go into production by the end of 2021 and the second unit by early 2022.