Iran war exposes cost of Asia's fossil fuel relianceThe latest global energy shock highlights the risks of fuel import dependence, with Bangladesh hit hard by soaring LNG costs after supply d...
16 Apr, 2026, 01.11 PM IST
Bangladesh shuts universities early to save power amid energy crisisBangladesh is closing all universities early, bringing forward Eid al-Fitr holidays to conserve electricity and fuel amid a worsening energ...
09 Mar, 2026, 09.20 AM IST
Rising electricity demand pushes Bangladesh to buy more power from India, boost fuel oil generationBangladesh is increasing power imports from India, particularly from Adani Power, and boosting fuel oil-fired power plants to meet rising e...
11 Sep, 2025, 01.57 PM IST
India urges Bangladesh to take 'strong measures' for the safety of Hindus in Chittagong, says MEATensions flared in Chittagong, Bangladesh, as clashes erupted between Hindus and law enforcement following a Facebook post criticizing the ...
08 Nov, 2024, 12.11 AM IST
'Like in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh': Congress warns govt over protests in Kenya against Adani's airport dealThe Congress party has expressed concern over protests in Kenya against Adani Group's proposed takeover of Nairobi airport. The Kenya Aviat...
03 Sep, 2024, 08.52 PM IST
'Misleading reports': MEA dismisses CNN allegations of India's involvement in Bangladesh FloodsThe Ministry of External Affairs in India has refuted a CNN report suggesting India's involvement in Bangladesh's flood situation. Spokespe...
02 Sep, 2024, 01.53 PM IST
Five Indian power companies face over $1 billion payment outage risk in BangladeshBangladesh owes over $1 billion to five Indian power companies, with Adani Power leading the list at $800 million for its Jharkhand-based p...
27 Aug, 2024, 07.04 AM IST
India rejects concerns in Bangladesh that blamed Delhi for causing floodsIndia has denied reports that the current floods in parts of Bangladesh are due to the opening of the Dumbur dam in Tripura. The Ministry o...
22 Aug, 2024, 03.40 PM IST
Why were millions of Pakistanis without electricity?Here's a look at what happened, and the immediate prospects for Pakistan's power grid.
24 Jan, 2023, 12.32 PM IST
Most of Bangladesh left without power after national grid failure"We are trying to restore the system," Hasan said, adding that utilities were currently producing around 4,500 megawatts (MW)of power, comp...
04 Oct, 2022, 09.52 PM IST
Gautam Adani to start exporting electricity to energy-starved BangladeshTaking to Twitter, Adani, who recently broke into the top three in the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, said that 1600 MW Godda Power Project ...
07 Sep, 2022, 11.44 AM IST
World’s No. 2 clothes exporter faces order drop as power faltersWaning orders are a risk to the economy, where the garment industry makes up more than 10% of gross domestic product and employs 4.4 millio...
04 Aug, 2022, 11.05 AM IST
Prolonged high temperatures in India could worsen inflation, hurt growth: Moody'sProlonged high temperatures are credit negative for India, as that could exacerbate inflation and hurt growth, Moody's Investors Service sa...
23 May, 2022, 12.22 PM IST
- Internal technical issues responsible for power outage: Bangladesh
Bangladesh today said the worst nationwide power outage in recent years was not caused by a glitch in a transmission line from India but wa...
03 Nov, 2014, 03.23 PM IST
Bangladesh blackout: Power Grid says no problem on its side"There is a problem with Bangladesh sub-station resulting in non-drawal of power from Indian side," Power Grid's Executive Director (Ops) R...
01 Nov, 2014, 10.00 PM IST
India electricity to flow to Bangladesh in first South Asian cross-border transmission linkThe first South Asian cross border transmission line, which has been built between India and Bangladesh, will become operational on Saturda...
04 Oct, 2013, 02.29 PM IST
- 5,000 protest as Bangladesh power outages bite
Thousands of Bangladeshi textile workers on Wednesday surrounded two power stations and threatened to vandalise them unless there was a hal...
22 Apr, 2009, 11.32 AM IST