Solar home systems for rural Bangladesh

Rahimafrooz Batteries has played a leading role in the Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Development Project (REREDP) - a large scale programme to provide solar home systems to rural households in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh: A Nuclear-Dream

Bangladesh is heading towards the path of becoming the third nuclear nation in South Asia. The topic came in discussion during meetings between the Chinese minister Yang Jiechi and Bangladesh's foreign advisor Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury.
The Chinese minister was on a two-day tour to Bangladesh recently.

The foreign advisor of Bangladesh said, China is a partner and the visit of Chinese minister would further strengthen this relationship.

´Our friendship is rooted in history, but like all relationships, ties between nations also have to be renewed and reinvigorated from time to time, and this visit was an occasion to do just that,´ the foreign adviser stated.

The Chinese foreign minister said, military cooperation is an important part of the overall bilateral relation between Bangladesh and China. Jiechi, who also met the army chief, General Moeen U Ahmed, made the remarks to journalists.

Via American Chronicle

Cairn draws blank in Bangladesh

British oil and gas explorer Cairn Energy has failed to find commercially viable gas at its offshore field in Bangladesh.

Drilling at the well in the Bay of Bengal began in October; but the firm will now relocate its rig. Cairn, headed by Sir Bill Gammell, returned to the FTSE 100 this month after being booted out earlier in the year.

Via Bangladesh Blogger