The Policy Exchange Bangladesh organises policy dialogue on Bangladesh’s future

BNP has strongly protested the government's decision to hike the price of cylindered liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), describing the move as “illogical and anti-people”

The price of a 12kg LPG cylinder has risen by Tk 19 and is now selling at Tk 1,478 in retail points, according to the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission.

The government has increased the prices of all four types of petroleum fuel by Tk 1 per litre, effective tomorrow [February 1], according to a gazette notification from the Energy and Mineral Resources Division.

Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company, the state-owned gas distributor, reported a significant loss in the second quarter of fiscal 2024-25, driven by a sharp increase in system loss.

Non-binding heads of agreement with Argent LNG marks first step in negotiation

Coal production at Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Limited resumed last night following a 43-day suspension for relocating equipment, said Khan Mohammad Zafor Sadiq, general manager (operation-mine) of BCMCL

The first unit of the power plant began generating power around 12:30am yesterday

India’s Adani power has asked Bangladesh Power Development Board to pay $845 million in arears by the end of June or face charges for late payment.

The hike is attributed to the government's increased Value Added Tax on LPG

Says Anu Mohammad, urges govt to scrap treaties that go against the country

The BNP yesterday demanded public disclosure of all the power and energy sector agreements made by the ousted Awami League government.

The retail price of a 12 kilogramme LPG cylinder will stay at Tk 1,455, the same as in November and December.

The daily closing period for CNG refuelling stations has been reduced by two hours from the first day of 2025

Octane price will remains unchanged at Tk 125 per litre, and petrol price will remain unchanged at Tk 121

"Bangladesh has not paid us about Rs 200 crore for electricity. The outstanding amount is increasing every day. We hope they will clear their dues so that the power supply is not disrupted," Saha told PTI in Agartala.

Summit Power Limited (SPL) has sought a five-month extension from the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission for providing the audited financial report for fiscal year 2023-24, which ended last June. 

The energy adviser explained that while the IMF recommended a tariff hike to ease the subsidy burden in the power sector, the government emphasised the adverse effects such a move would have on citizens already grappling with high inflation

Production cost at new facility to be lower than that of Adani, other plants

Power Grid Bangladesh PLC will implement the project