The government has launched Ghorashal 3rd Unit Re-powering project involving Taka 2,519 crore, which would provide additional 246 MW power to the national grid to meet the growing demand of power.
Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Engineer Khandker Mosharraf Hossain, MP today said Qatar has showed interest to import huge manpower from Bangladesh and the employer would bear all the migration cost.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed his interest to visit Bangladesh soon as a letter to this end was handed over to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today.
As the government is looking for augmentation of coal based power to meet the increasing demand, the cabinet today approved a proposal of the Power Division for creating a fund for rehabilitation and social development of the neighbourhoods of coal-fired power plants.
Bilateral trade between Dhaka and Beijing crossed $10 billion in the recent years, with Bangladesh becoming the third largest trade partner of China among Southeast Asian countries.