In this issue

In the run-up to the national parliament election, the Bangladesh Awami League has laid out its plans, placing a strong emphasis on tapping into domestic coal resources. This stands in contrast to the government's grander vision of generating 24,000 MW of electricity from clean sources by 2041. It's a bit perplexing, as their election promise commits to a more modest 10,000 MW from clean sources. What's raising eyebrows is the lack of fresh and innovative strategies to meet the ambitious goals, especially in the crucial domains of energy, power, and the environment, especially considering their 15-year uninterrupted tenure in power. Other political players, such as the Jatiya Party and Bangladesh Workers Party, present limited measures for the energy and power sector, centering on stabilizing energy prices and rooting out corruption in the sector. The issue of surging energy costs, pinned on reliance on imported fuel, is acknowledged by some parties, but Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina throws in the idea of gradually phasing out subsidies, a detail that strangely doesn't find a clear mention in the official election pledge.

The Awami League's commitment to exploring domestic coal resources is framed as safeguarding national interests, aligning with an already established coal policy. Despite the Awami League's past accomplishments, notably in the power sector, the current election pledges fall short of adequately prioritizing energy, power, and the environment. Although they acknowledge the financial strains from global incidents, the overall attention given to these critical sectors feels lacking in the broader political landscape.

Energy & Power Magazine Description:

Energy & Power (EP) is the first and only full-fledged fortnightly magazine that deals with the much cried over energy and power sector in Bangladesh. Since its inception in June 16, 2003, EP is working very hard to 
a) Develop public consciousness on sustainable and even development of energy sector; 
b) Assist the policy makers in assuming pragmatic policies for a balanced development of the energy sector; 
c) Continuous supply of information among public; and 
d) Develop a group of reporters in this field 

Bangladesh is an energy deficit country like other countries in the region and most of the people do not have adequate access to the energy and power. The country is completely dependent on fossil energy source; at the same time, it is one of the most inefficient energy using countries in the world. 
It lacks efficiency in planning, management, generation, distribution, load management and even at the end user level consumption. 
In spite of the above drawbacks, issues relating to utilization of renewable energy, exploring alternative use of energy, planned use of environment friendly energy are significantly undermined in Bangladesh. 
The biggest challenge of Bangladesh is to find a path for balanced growth of its energy sector. Despite its resource constraints, EP dynamically strives to provide theenergy sector with a flow of information and create public awareness; so that policymakers get guidelines and platforms for its sustainable development.

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EP believes that public enlightenment is the forerunner of justice and the foundation of democracy. The duty of a journalist is to further those ends by seeking truth and providing a fair and comprehensive account of events and issues and professional integrity is the cornerstone of a journalist's credibility. We strive to serve the public with thoroughness and honesty.

The EP editorial policy is to share a dedication to ethical behavior and uphold the zero conflict of interest principles and highest standards of practice. 

EP believes in 
o Seeking truth and reporting the same 
o Minimize harm