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Bangladesh youth march urges shift from LNG to renewables in Chattogram

Youth activists staged a march along the banks of the Karnaphuli River in Bangladesh’s port city of Chattogram on...

ADB’s fossil fuel investments ‘deepening Bangladesh’s energy crisis,’ experts warn

Bangladesh’s energy experts warn that decades of ADB-backed fossil fuel investments are worsening the country’s fuel shortages, financial stress...

Bangladesh to boost clean-energy imports from Nepal to 60 MW under new deal

Bangladesh will import an additional 20 MW of clean hydropower from Nepal under a new deal agreed in Dhaka,...

Fossil fuel rift throws COP30 into turmoil as talks push past deadline

COP30 negotiations slid into deadlock Thursday after major economies rejected Brazil’s draft for lacking a fossil fuel transition roadmap,...

RIMA 2025 opens in Dhaka with a people-first message on energy and investment

“We want electricity, but never at the cost of destroying our environment” — Syeda Rizwana Hasan The three-day Regional...

COMMUNITY-DRIVEN SOLAR REVOLUTION: A hope for renewable Bangladesh

As Bangladesh adopts the Renewable Energy Policy 2025, experts stress community participation as key to achieving its solar ambitions....

MIDI Masterplan: Bluffing about benefits or building community nightmares?

Civil society and experts from South Asia, Japan, and beyond slammed JICA’s MIDI Master Plan as a false “Singapore...

Fossil fuel giants linked to extreme heatwaves

Just 14 companies responsible for more than 50 extreme events, new study finds A groundbreaking study in Nature has revealed...

Fair energy transition: Experts urge urgent action for Bangladesh

Bangladesh must urgently shift from fossil fuels to renewables, experts told a Dhaka dialogue. Speakers highlighted economic risks, policy...

Community power at the core of the renewable revolution: How local leadership is driving a just transition

Community-led renewable energy initiatives are driving a just transition by empowering marginalized groups, promoting local ownership, and ensuring equitable...

Bangladesh’s first Green Energy Olympiad launches, spotlighting youth and climate leadership

To ensure an energy-secure future, active participation of the youth and civic leadership is essential says  Syeda Rizwana Hasan,...

HIGH COSTS, LITTLE SUPPORT: Small farmers still chasing Pakistan solar boom

Solar technology could be a game-changer, helping farmers cut fuel costs and secure a more stable water supply; but...