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Gas supply returns to pre-crisis level

16 September 2026
Gas supply has returned to the level seen before the crisis began on July 21, as LNG output from the two floating terminals in Moheshkhali rose to nearly their regular volume for the first time in almost two months.
16 September 2026
Bangladesh spot LNG price

Bangladesh spot LNG nears $30, three times pre-war rates

15 September 2026
Bangladesh is now paying nearly $30 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) for liquefied natural gas from the spot market, almost three times what it typically paid before the war in the Middle East, as the government scrambles to secure supplies amid a prolonged gas crisis.
15 September 2026
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Bangladesh spot LNG nears $30, three times pre-war rates

14 September 2026
Bangladesh is now paying nearly $30 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) for liquefied natural gas from the spot market, almost three times what it typically paid before the war in the Middle East, as the government scrambles to secure supplies amid a prolonged gas crisis
14 September 2026
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Red Sea tensions drive up import costs

14 September 2026
A crude oil tanker of Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC), MT Ninemia, arrived at Chattogram port from Saudi Arabia on Saturday.
14 September 2026
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Power system running with little backup

12 September 2026
Bangladesh’s power system has little effective backup as shortages and technical problems simultaneously constrain gas, coal and liquid fuel generation, leaving the grid increasingly vulnerable when a major power plant goes offline.
12 September 2026
Moheshkhali LNG terminal project

Third LNG terminal deal: Chinese firm tipped despite cheaper offers

10 September 2026
US company NS Energy Navigation’s chief executive is the grandson of a ruling party lawmaker, which raises questions about the fairness of the selection process.
10 September 2026
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Petrobangla loosens rules to attract spot LNG suppliers

8 September 2026
The state-run corporation will now allow companies to seek enlistment with just one successfully completed LNG supply contract and $50 million in financial capacity
8 September 2026
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Novatek proposes $950m seabed-fixed LNG terminal

7 September 2026
The company presented the concept to Petrobangla yesterday
7 September 2026
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Signatures they got, not votes

Despite amassing the required one percent voter signatures to contest the national polls as an independent candidate, around 36 percent of independents couldn’t even secure one percent vote in the January 7 election.
15 January 2024
 Private power plant

11 power plants mostly sat idle last fiscal

At least 15 percent of the country’s 71 independent power producers were sitting idle for 80 percent of the time last fiscal year, raising questions about their need.
14 January 2024
AL’s total vote dips, JP’s lowest since 1991

AL’s total vote dips, JP’s lowest since 1991

Awami League bagged less votes in the January 7 national polls compared to the previous two general elections, according to Election Commission data.
13 January 2024
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Gas crisis leaves households, industry on edge

The gas supply now is the lowest since April 2020, shows data from Petrobangla -- in a development that informs the acute crisis plaguing the industrial sector as well as households.
12 January 2024
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73pc candidates lose security deposits

A total of 1,441 candidates out of 1,969 who contested the January 7 polls lost their security deposits for failing to secure the minimum required votes.
11 January 2024
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Doorstep fuel delivery plan is fraught with risk

Even though the government has approved a guideline, experts point out concerns in carrying flammable items in such manner
10 January 2024
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Desperate, they opt for firewood

Khadiza Begum, a resident of Mirpur’s Jheelpar slum, has been struggling to cope up with expenses amid persistent inflation.
9 January 2024
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Faridpur-3: AK Azad braves all odds, comes out victorious

AK Azad, an Awami League leader who ran as an independent, had to fight against all odds to win yesterday’s parliamentary polls from Faridpur-3.
7 January 2024
Challenges for Bangladesh Energy Sector in 2024

Energy sector was hobbled by dollar crunch in 2023. Will 2024 be any different?

US dollar crunch in 2023 hurt electricity sector as lower imports of LNG and coal caused lower power generation
4 January 2024
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PDB incurs record losses

The Bangladesh Power Development Board’s losses soared 52.4 percent to its highest level yet in fiscal 2022-23 -- a year that saw record subsidy and a 29.6 percent hike in the bulk electricity price.
30 December 2023
Solar power usage in Bangladesh

Rooftop solar power promises $1b savings a year

A 2,000-megawatt new rooftop solar capacity could help Bangladesh save between $476 million and $1 billion annually, according to a study IEEFA
19 December 2023
Bangladesh election 2024: This whole election seems like a friendly charity match, in which it doesn’t matter who wins.

The DO’S AND DON’TS for campaigning

EC's guidelines for candidates
18 December 2023
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EC starts appeals disposal today

At least 30 aspirants appealed with the Election Commission challenging the returning officers’ decision accepting the nomination bid of their opponents.
9 December 2023

3 new parties stumble even before election

The newly registered political parties -- the Trinamool BNP, Bangladesh Nationalist Movement (BNM), and Bangladesh Supreme Party -- have fielded only 29 nominees in 18 of Dhaka city’s 20 constituencies.
8 December 2023
Nomination Rejections: 350 failed to prove 1pc voters’ support

Nomination Rejections: 350 failed to prove 1pc voters’ support

Around 350 people lost their bid to run for parliament as independents because they failed to prove that they had the support of at least one percent of the voters in their constituencies.
5 December 2023
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Only 4.71pc of candidates are women

A total of 128 female candidates are set to run for 99 seats in the January 7 national election. This is only 4.71 percent of the total 2,713 candidates taking part in the polls.
2 December 2023
As things stand, Bangladesh election is all but doomed

Elections: 128 female candidates to run for 99 seats

This is only 4.71 percent of the total 2,713 candidates taking part in the polls in 300 constituencies
2 December 2023
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Independents all-time high

The number of independent aspirants submitting nomination papers for the upcoming national polls is at an all time high.
1 December 2023
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244 aspirants for 20 Dhaka seats

A total of 244 aspirants, either with a party ticket or independently, will fight in the 20 constituencies of Dhaka, according to the data of two Returning Offices of the district.
1 December 2023
‘King’s parties’ rounded up for polls

Jatiya Party leader submits nomination as Trinamool BNP candidate

Jatiya Party (JP) leader Md Rafiqul Islam, who has submitted nomination from Trinamool BNP, is going to contest the 12th national election from Dhaka-4 constituency without his party's consent.
1 December 2023

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