As Bangladesh’s oldest mine runs out of coal, its miners are running out of luck
Afjal Hossain, a 54-year-old miner has spent more than half of his life beneath the ground, extracting coal from the Barapukuria coal mine — the only operational one in Bangladesh. He hopes his son will take over for him once he retires. However, reserves are dwindling at the Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Limited and it…
Read articleProduction at Barapukuria Coal Mine temporarily suspended
The production at Barapukuria Coal Mine remained suspended from yesterday on a temporary basis, said authorities at the coal mine. The production at the coal mine will resume within February after relocating all machinery in new phases, said Deputy General Manager of the coal mine, Rashed Kamal. A total of 2.71 lakh metric tonnes of…
Read articleIndonesia and China strengthen coal investment and trade co-operation
The Indonesian Coal Mining Association (APBI-ICMA) and China Coal Transportation and Distribution Association (CCTDA) have signed a co-operation in a form of memorandum of understanding (MoU) to increase the coal exports from Indonesia to China. This agreement was carried out in the ‘China-Indonesia Coal Procurement Matchmaking Meeting’ which was held virtually where the Chinese delegation…
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