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LPG supply crunch lingers ahead of Ramadan

8 February 2026, 03:49 AM
Despite repeated assurances and initiatives by the government and operators ahead of Ramadan, the shortage of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), widely used as cooking fuel, is unlikely to ease anytime soon.
8 February 2026, 03:49 AM
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Fines for illegal gas use to double

5 February 2026, 04:13 AM
Fines for illegal household gas use -- currently between Tk 10,000 and Tk 20,000 -- will be increased to a maximum of Tk 40,000
5 February 2026, 04:13 AM
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Tengratila blowouts: Niko ordered to pay $42m against claim of $1b

31 January 2026, 06:22 AM
An international arbitration tribunal has ordered Canadian energy company Niko Resources to pay $42 million in compensation to Bangladesh over the 2005 explosions at the Tengratila gas field in Chhatak, Sunamganj.
31 January 2026, 06:22 AM
pdb official threatened over probe report

PDB overpaid BPC Tk 644cr for furnace oil

30 January 2026, 00:00 AM
The Bangladesh Power Development Board (PDB) has said it paid Tk 644 crore more than necessary to the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) for furnace oil supplied to power plants over the last one and a half years.
30 January 2026, 00:00 AM
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Govt trying to get Bhola gas as LNG

28 January 2026, 04:23 AM
Bhola island’s demand stands at 90 mmcfd. The remaining 30 mmcfd is planned to be supplied to industrial areas under Titas Gas.
28 January 2026, 04:23 AM
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Adani deal pegged to S Alam’s flawed contract

27 January 2026, 02:17 AM
When the lop-sided deal with Adani Power was signed, a newly inked deal with the controversial S Alam Group’s power plant was used as the pricing benchmark -- even though that contract’s pricing structure was itself unusually expensive and riddled with contractual anomalies.
27 January 2026, 02:17 AM
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Capacity charge: AL-era power deals costing $1.5b a year

26 January 2026, 04:45 AM
Inflated capacity charges in power sector deals have been costing Bangladesh up to $1.5 billion a year, according to the national committee formed to review unsolicited power contracts signed during the Awami League regime.
26 January 2026, 04:45 AM
Adani Power to restore full power to Bangladesh

PDB paying Adani 50% more than it should

26 January 2026, 04:21 AM
Bangladesh has been paying around $400–500 million a year to India’s Adani Power, roughly 50 percent more than it should for electricity purchase
26 January 2026, 04:21 AM
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Gas crisis fuels sufferings, extra costs

Dhaka residents are struggling to cook daily meals amid a worsening gas crisis affecting both pipeline supplies and bottled liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).
12 January 2026, 00:00 AM
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Pipeline leak cuts gas supply to near zero in parts of Dhaka

Amid an ongoing shortage of household gas supply over the past couple of months, a leak in a pipeline un
10 January 2026, 01:51 AM
LPG supply disruption in Bangladesh

LPG supply disruption likely to continue

The liquefied petroleum gas price will continue to stay above the government-set rate at the retail level, given the instability in the supply chain.
9 January 2026, 04:00 AM
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LPG prices soar on artificial scarcity

Traders call indefinite strike for higher distribution charges
7 January 2026, 18:00 PM
Oath-taking ceremony of members of 12th parliament tomorrow

No women on tickets of 30 parties

Women remain largely absent from the electoral race, with 30 of the 51 political parties contesting the upcoming national election fielding no female aspirants at all, Election Commission data shows.
5 January 2026, 18:00 PM
LPG price hike in Bangladesh

LPG import hurdles may cause supply crunch

The current supply of liquefied petroleum gas is sufficient to meet local demand despite difficulty in importing the fuel, importers said.
4 January 2026, 18:00 PM
LPG price hike in Bangladesh

Supply crunch sends LPG prices soaring

Bottled liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) is now selling for 60 percent more than the government-fixed price on the back of a supply shortage caused by lower imports last month.
1 January 2026, 18:00 PM
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Govt to expand Eastern Refinery with Tk 35,465cr

The government has finally approved the long-pending modernisation and expansion project of Eastern Refinery Limited (ERL), the country’s only fuel oil refinery, opting to implement it with state financing after shelving an earlier joint venture plan with S Alam Group.
23 December 2025, 18:00 PM
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Bangladesh tops South Asia in air pollution

A new World Bank report has ranked Bangladesh as South Asia’s worst-hit country by air pollution, with 100 percent of schoolchildren in Dhaka and nearby areas exposed to unsafe levels of fine particulate matter (PM2.5).
18 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Factors Behind Lower Energy Imports Bangladesh

Energy efficiency saved $3.3b in FY24

Households and industries adopting LED lighting, efficient furnaces, waste-heat recovery contributed
17 December 2025, 18:33 PM
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Politicians, officials used DSA to settle ‘personal disputes’

The Digital Security Act (DSA) was widely used by politicians and government officials to settle personal disputes with journalists and to harass and intimidate them, according to a new study on the law.
24 November 2025, 22:16 PM
Govt to buy LNG

Bangladesh to be 2nd-largest LNG importer in South Asia by 2035: IEA

Bangladesh’s faster regasification expansion and declining domestic gas fields to drive higher imports
12 November 2025, 16:20 PM
IEA fossil fuels electricity

Most power deals tied to nexus of companies, govt high-ups: report

Most of the power sector deals were signed by a nexus of private entities, government higher-ups and bureaucrats during the Awami League regime, found the national committee formed to review the power sector contracts.
2 November 2025, 18:06 PM
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JEC meeting: Dhaka, Islamabad discuss trade, connectivity

Bangladesh and Pakistan yesterday agreed to expand economic cooperation by exploring new trade opportunities and enhancing direct connectivity through shipping links and air services.
27 October 2025, 21:17 PM
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Tk 4,000cr gas lost in FY25

Enough gas to keep 30 lakh kitchen burners alight for an entire year went up in smoke as system losses in fiscal year 2024-25.
23 October 2025, 19:36 PM
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Govt to ease labour union requirement

The government is planning to relax key labour law requirements, significantly lowering the entry barrier for a trade union in any establishment.
23 October 2025, 18:12 PM
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Cronyism dominated power sector under Awami League

Bangladesh’s power sector was long dominated by political influence, muscle power, and artificial crises designed to benefit a handful of companies during the deposed Awami League regime, said KM Rezaul Hasanat David, president of the Bangladesh Independent Power Producers’ Association (BIPPA).
18 October 2025, 18:47 PM
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Private firms can now sell renewable power directly to customers

New policy removes state-run Power Development Board (PDB) as the sole buyer and seller from the process
13 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh gas supply decline

Gas supply declining despite higher LNG imports

The country’s overall gas supply dropped further last fiscal year, despite higher LNG imports, due to a continued decline in domestic production.
10 October 2025, 18:26 PM
Fertiliser plants gas shortage Bangladesh

Most fertiliser plants starved of gas

The govt needs to import as much as 50 percent of the country's annual urea demand
6 October 2025, 18:10 PM

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