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Sundarbans, the beautiful Bangladesh

THE men from a village of beautiful Bangladesh were shouting, beating the ground with long sticks.

Crouching down, growling and marauding, is not a royal bengal tiger but one of their own.

It’s just past dusk and the band of villagers - a bit like volunteer rural firefighters - are demonstrating how they balance protecting the endangered bengal tiger, the national animal of Bangladesh, with safeguarding the village community. We’re in the Sundarban of Bangladesh - a vast natural wonderland seen by few Westerners. The UNESCO World Heritage Site is the largest mangrove forest-wetland in the world and is populated by hundreds of bird and fish species, reptiles, deer and dolphins - an...

New Zealand business group carps buying ferry from Bangladesh

There is mounting criticism of the New Zealand Government for getting the 60-seat boat built cheaply in Bangladesh instead of the country. A business group says the process for buying a new ferry from Bangladesh with aid money was flawed from the beginning. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) of New Zealand commissioned the aid-funded ferry for $8 million to replace a vessel linking the New Zealandterritory of Tokelau to Samoa with fortnightly sailings. FerryKim Campbell, chief executive of the Northern Employers and Manufacturers As...

Bibiyana-1 power plant through bidder’s credit

The government is going to implement the 450MW Bibiyana-1 power plant project through bidder’s credit instead of independent power producer (IPP), after cancelling Summit Group’s bid. According to official sources, the Power Division has taken up an initiative in this regard last week on the basis of a recommendation of the government’s Power Development Board (PDB). Bibiana-gasAn official at the Power Division said the bidder’s credit means the project will be implemented in the public sector through funding by the contractor....

Shipbuilder sets benchmark in health, safety standards

In a cavernous hangar, an imam recites a short prayer as workers gather round. When he has finished, managers wearing white overalls and hardhats mount the platform, pick up wooden mallets and strike an aluminium keel. The noise ricochets around Western Marine Shipyards, one of Bangladesh’s leading shipyards, as everyone applauds. The keel is the foundation and spine of any ship, and this short keel-laying ceremony marks the start of work on the shipyard’s latest order. Work also recommences on the 13 other ships, fishing trawlers and ferries in various stages of construction at the yard. ... </div><!-- .entry-content --> </article><!-- #post-## --> <div class=

US witnessing biggest oil boom in 40 years

The United States’ average daily oil production is on track to surge by 1 million barrels per day this year, the biggest one-year jump in the nation’s history, according to latest official figures. The country has pumped an average of 7.5 million barrels of crude per day in 2013, up from 6.5 million barrels per day in 2012. This breaks last year’s record, when oil production jumped by 837,000 barrels per day year-on-year, reports the PTI. oil USThe data is evidence of the rapid turnaround in US’ e...

Coal India may adopt PPP model to harness CBM

Coal India is likely to adopt the public-private partnership (PPP) model to harness the coal bed methane (CBM) opportunity from its existing mines. “Coal India is unlikely to invest in developing CBM, rather we will appoint an operator for the same on turnkey basis who will bring in resource and technology,” sources close to the development told PTI. “We propose to select the operator who will share maximum revenue with us, no matter if it is a private entity or PSU,” they said. The sources said Coal India had no restriction in inducting a CBM private operator and the tender inviting expression of interest was expected by March, 2014. Earlier this month, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), headed by Prim...
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