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Development of Bangladesh’s Coal: Strategy and Method
M Azizur Rahman

Experts at a roundtable were unanimous about the necessity to explore the country’s huge coal reserve potentials to ensure the future energy security and keep economic growth in momentum. They said coal can contribute significantly in power generation in the coming years reducing the ultimate dependency on the fast-depleting natural gas. But the decision to develop the country’s coalmines must be taken without delay to accelerate economic growth, the speakers stressed. full report

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Core Library- A Wealth of Information
Zubayer Zaman

Energy and mineral resources exploration is a multi-disciplinary involvement- a venture of millions of dollars. This starts with searching for indications of minerals, large scale and detailed mapping aided by interpretative analysis of remotely sensed and aero geophysical data, followed by ground geophysical survey, geochemical prospecting and understand the subsurface geology through pitting, trenching and finally by drilling. Drilling gives final confirmation- discovery of a resource. full report