Bangladesh pushes solar to tackle energy woes

The South Asian nation of 170 million people has set itself a target of generating 20 percent of its power from renewable energy by 2030 -- a four-fold increase -- and rising to 30 percent by 2040, the government said in a statement. "Bangladesh is lagging far behind its neighbouring countries", the statement issued by the office of interim leader Muhammad Yunus read. "Only 5.6 percent of our total requirement is currently met from renewable sources," it added, noting that in neighbouring India...