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Phulbari-news: Extract coal from Phulbari without wasting time

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Tuesday, June 2, 2009. Extract coal from Phulbari without wasting time. The government must not waste anymore time on the coal extraction issue. It should ask the foreign company concerned to start extracting coal from Phulbari and, in the meanwhile, start making arrangements for setting up coal-based power plants. Many private entrepreneurs will be interested in setting up the same, experts said. Meanwhile, speakers at a roundtable at CIRDAP auditorium recently suggested the government to finalize the c...

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June | 2008 | Natural Resources of Phulbari

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Natural Resources of Phulbari. Archive for June, 2008. Civil Society Must Discuss about Optimum Utilization of Coal. Nandita Mongia recently visited Bangladesh to undertake a joint exercise with the Ministry of Planning on needs assessment for energy to meet the MDG targets. She shared her experiences with Energy and Power Editor Mollah Amzad Hossain. Following are the excerpts. You know that in Bangladesh the generation of electricity is at a very low level due to the indecision of policymakers as well ...

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Phulbari-news: June 2009

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Tuesday, June 9, 2009. Decision on coal policy this month likely. The Government is likely to take a major decision on ‘Coal Policy’ this month to ward off controversy on open pit and underground cave method of coal mining, sources in the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources said. Besides, the Energy Ministry will also arrive at a decision on ‘Third Round Offshore Bidding on Oil and Gas Search’ this month for offshore gas exploration, sources added. Prof Patwari Commission had placed proposed ...

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Phulbari-news: Govt plans to build five coal-based power plants at $3.5b to end crisis

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Tuesday, June 2, 2009. Govt plans to build five coal-based power plants at $3.5b to end crisis. The PDB would send a full proposal on the power plants to the ministries for further consultation, he said. The move comes after the gas crisis started taking toll on overall power generation in the country and the state-owned energy corporation Petrobangla projecting emptying of the present reserve by 2019. 8220;The government could also build a few more smaller plants based on furnace oil or liquid fuel, but...

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Minister talks tough on power sector graft | Natural Resources of Phulbari

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Natural Resources of Phulbari. Minister talks tough on power sector graft. March 31, 2009 at 9:55 am. State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Shamsul Haque Tuku yesterday said the government would take punitive actions against the corrupt officials under his ministry. Former secretary to the Power Division M Fouzul Kabir Khan presented the keynote paper. Former adviser to a caretaker government Syed Manzur Elahi moderated the session participated by lawmakers, businesspeople, chamber l...

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The new duet in climate change theatre | Natural Resources of Phulbari

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Natural Resources of Phulbari. The new duet in climate change theatre. October 21, 2008 at 11:24 am. If the rise of one eleven empowers former British ambassador in Bangladesh Anowar Choudhury to play foul diplomacy inspiring by the theory of, so called ‘liberal imperialism’ of Tony Blaire, then how much the September 9’s ‘Britain-Bangladesh Climate Change Conference’ can significantly prove their changed mind set? What Bangladesh will do? 70% of Bangladeshis are not getting electricity. According to...

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Phulbari-news: Local people should welcome such project : Dr Tawfiq-e-Elahi

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Tuesday, June 2, 2009. Local people should welcome such project : Dr Tawfiq-e-Elahi. Local people were involved in violent protest against Phulbari coal mining initiative. It appears contradictory since local people should welcome such a project provided it is designed appropriately taking into consideration of their concerns and expectations. Local people should be convinced that their life and livelihood would be significantly improved while contributing to national development. EP: We are lagging way ...

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Phulbari-news: Major decisions on coal likely within this year

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Tuesday, June 2, 2009. Major decisions on coal likely within this year. Govt working on approval of coal policy, open-pit mining at Barapukuria, resettlement of affected people. Within this year, the government will take several major and thorny decisions on developing the coal sector, including approval of the coal policy, an open-pit mine in Barapukuria, resettlement of people affected by the existing mine and development of a mine city. A government committee has already recommended quick framing of a...

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July | 2008 | Natural Resources of Phulbari

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Natural Resources of Phulbari. Archive for July, 2008. Govt’s indecision is the main problem for coal extraction. The main problem for coal extraction is the indecision of the govt. The speakers took part in the debate over coal extraction and said there is no alternative of coal extraction and the govt. need to take decision immediately in this regard. But, few of them opined to approve the coal policy first. SM Mahfuzur Rahman, Prof. of Economics at Dhaka University said the crisis for gas is alarm...

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“Open Pit Mining Must Start in Phulbari” | Natural Resources of Phulbari

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Natural Resources of Phulbari. Open Pit Mining Must Start in Phulbari. March 24, 2009 at 8:46 am. Mollah M Amzad Hossain. But to work out the modality, the government must set up a high powered committee now comprising of representatives of Asia Energy, civil society who are opposed to mining at Phulbari and line professionals, he told the Energy and Power. Let us have an objective view of election agenda before making subjective analysis. Possibly this is for the first time since liberation of Bangl...