Bangladesh is a rural, agricultural country lying in South Asia. Having a vast sea to the south and a long coast line, Bangladesh has a promising prospect for wind energy. For the last few decades all wind energy studies were based on Meteorological Department data that seemed to be insufficient due to inappropriate height for wind power generation. In recent years advanced technologies have been adopted to find the important wind areas of Bangladesh, especially for the study of electric power generation. Different initiatives from the Government and non-government sectors have further strengthened the target through direct involvement in wind velocity measurement and a number of national workshops and international seminars. The revised wind speed data not only show a bright prospect of wind energy in Bangladesh but also bear an important value in rural electrification and irrigation programmes, the two vital sectors of socio-economic development of Bangladesh.
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