Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday instructed the import of liquified natural gas from the spot market by the private sector as the government looks to alleviate the industrial energy crisis that is threatening to derail Bangladesh’s growth momentum.

"It is time for us to ask how much we have been able to recover from the energy crisis."

We have observed a serious lack of accountability in the entire process of electricity price fixing.

Both global and local macro-challenges can have serious implications for the people of Bangladesh

The energy sector was made LNG-dependent despite repeated warnings about it by experts.

It is crucial we understand the economic and social costs of the energy crisis, as well as its short- and long-term consequences.

Bangladesh should immediately get into negotiations with energy-exporting countries to come up with favourable arrangements.

Given the energy crisis, the youth have been experiencing a myriad of issues.

Government must adapt to new reality and go for long-term measures

The lack of transparency in the energy sector is costing the nation dearly.

The next stage of Bangladesh-India relations should involve long-term, innovative projects.

The national energy crisis is a direct result of the corruption and nepotism encouraged by the indemnity law.

Bangladesh’s dependency on coal-based power plants is gradually increasing, when countries around the world are abandoning the technology to make electricity.

Almost any major incident causes a ripple effect across the globe – a few ripples lasting longer and spreading further than the others.

Government must stop entertaining 'capacity' payments to the plants

The government has shut down diesel-run power plants and mulls some other steps to tackle the ongoing energy crisis.

We cannot afford to have the government repeat its past mistakes

Shops, shopping malls will have electricity disconnected if they are open after 8pm, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid said today (July 19, 2022).

The world is going through one of the worst energy crises in recent times, even if we compare it to the situation that arose out of the 1973 Arab oil embargo.