Akij Air to cosponsor Dhaka Travel Mart

Renowned private sector travel company of the country Akij Air joins the 20th edition of the international tourism fair Dhaka Travel Mart 2025 as the cosponsor. The 3-day fair, organized by The Bangladesh Monitor, premier travel and tourism publication will be held between from February 6-8 at the Ball Room of

India seeks $26 billion of private nuclear power investments

India will invite private firms to invest about $26 billion in its nuclear energy sector to increase the amount of electricity from sources that don't produce carbon dioxide emissions, two government sources told Reuters. This is the first time New Delhi is pursuing private investment in nuclear power, a non-carbon-emitting energy

Private power plants urge govt to pay $1.5b in arrear

Despite an improvement in payment the government still owes $1.5 billion to the private power plant operators for purchase of electricity, according to official sources.  The sources confirmed this week that the state-owned Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB), the single buyer on behalf of the government, partially cleared the payment until