Prime minister makes the assurance during a three-hour exchange with business leaders and media professionals at the Secretariat

Talks focus on existing and older gas fields as well as prospects for exploring new reserves

Unit synchronised with national grid today after outage lasting nearly 84 hours

Bangladesh must rapidly expand renewable energy and reduce its reliance on energy imports to strengthen energy security, speakers said yesterday.

New terminals at Moheshkhali and Matarbari will raise regasification capacity as dependence on imported gas grows

Prime minister says LNG disruption, falling domestic gas pressure and illegal extraction have contributed to supply shortages

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.

800MW unit tripped after boiler fault; supply drops below 750MW

Nazibur Rahman raises allegations over price difference, favouritism and financial involvement in proposed LNG terminal deal; cites The Daily Star report

Measures aim to increase domestic supply, cut import dependence and keep factories running, he says

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

Opposition proposes a permanent task force as govt targets relief by 2027-28 and a crisis-free energy sector by 2030

PM Tarique says Bangladesh is increasingly looking to the lender and its affiliates as reliable sources of development financing

Losses reached Tk 20,060 crore in five months after global prices surged amid the Middle East war

The power plant in India has been supplying around 800-1,000MW since mid-August, well below full capacity

Amit apologises for recent shortages, cites plant outages, lower Adani supply and LNG disruptions behind crisis

New BERC rate takes effect at 6:00pm today; price remains Tk 57 higher than in July

Prime minister says affected people must not lose their livelihoods and environmental concerns will be given importance before any decision

The country’s leading commodity importers and processors have urged the government to ensure uninterrupted gas and electricity supply to their factories, warning that disruption could trigger serious supply-chain problems nationwide

Allowing private companies to directly import and market refined petroleum products could lead to revenue losses, artificial shortages, hoarding, price volatility, substandard fuel and risks to national energy security, said a BPC committee.