UN chief warns Earth in ‘era of global boiling’

UN chief warns Earth in ‘era of global boiling’

DHAKA: Bangladesh is pinning hopes on cooperation with the UAE to overcome an ongoing energy crisis, officials have told Arab News following recent talks between the Bangladeshi premier and the Gulf state’s minister of technology.

UAE Industry and Advanced Technology Minister Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al-Jaber visited Dhaka last week for talks with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her cabinet members.

Hasina’s press secretary Ihsanul Karim said she discussed with Al-Jaber the potential of UAE projects to increase the country’s power generation.

“Our prime minister requested them to come up with investments in the energy sector, and the UAE minister spoke very positively on this issue,” he told Arab News.

Two delegations from the UAE are expected to visit Bangladesh in the next few weeks to explore the opportunities.

“The UAE is interested in building energy cooperation with Bangladesh in both conventional and non-conventional energy sectors,” Karim said. “It will help Bangladesh a lot in addressing the energy crisis.”

Heavily reliant on energy imports, Bangladesh has been grappling with power cuts resulting from a fuel shortage, especially since the increase in oil prices in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last year.

PetroBangla, the national gas company of Bangladesh, was investigating the possibility of buying liquid