Power Cell () is a

Bangladesh government The government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh () is the central government of Bangladesh. The government was constituted by the Constitution of Bangladesh comprising the executive (the president, prime minister and cabinet), the le ...

regulatory agency under the

Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources The Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources (; ''Bidyuṯ, jbālāni ō khanija sampada mantraṇālaẏa'') (abbreviated as MPEMR) or Ministry of Energy is a ministry of the Government of Bangladesh. It is mainly responsible for all poli ...

responsible for regulating the power (electricity) industry in Bangladesh. The Power Cell is responsible for promoting and reforming the power sector. Mohammad Hossain is the Director General of the Power Cell.

History

Power Cell was established in 1995 by the Government of Bangladesh to develop the power sector in Bangladesh. On 11 October 2006, B. D. Rahmatullah was removed from his post of Director General of the Power Cell by the Government of Bangladesh due to his differences with the Prime Minister's Office.

References

1995 establishments in Bangladesh Organisations based in Dhaka Government agencies of Bangladesh Government departments of Bangladesh {{Bangladesh-org-stub