Cover Report
Country Faces Worst Electricity Crisis
The situation had not been so worst in the recent years as it is now. With the main opposition Awami League and some smaller parties are presently, what they say, in the final stage of “oust government movement”, political observers said the existing horrible picture in the utility services itself can generate a massive movement. If the prospect of the huge movement launched by political parties is not enough to overthrow a government, they said, it would be sufficient to project the failure and inefficiency of the Jamaat-BNP coalition especially in the utility sector, apart from improving the law and order situation and checking corruption. full report
Special Article
Licensing in the Gas Sector
With the establishment of the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) and continued restructuring of the gas sector in Bangladesh (i.e. unbundling it into production, transmission, distribution and retail companies/businesses), all entities that are currently involved, or will be involved, in transmission, distribution, retail supply and storage of gas are considered licensees under the Act that created BERC a year ago. full report
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