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
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
Novatek proposes $950m seabed-fixed LNG terminal
7 September 2026
The company presented the concept to Petrobangla yesterday
7 September 2026
Bangladesh set to pay 35-37% more for third FSRU
5 September 2026
Bangladesh is set to pay 35-37 percent more than what it currently pays for regasification services to a Chinese state-owned firm for the proposed third LNG terminal, although the government’s negotiation committee could not determine how much of the premium is justified.
5 September 2026
LNG bill to triple as war drags on
4 September 2026
The escalating conflict in the Middle East threatens to nearly triple Bangladesh’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) subsidy bill to Tk 40,000 crore ($3.3 billion) this fiscal year, forcing the government to turn to multilateral lenders for additional assistance.
4 September 2026
Gas crisis turns August grim
31 August 2026
Production suffers, cooking at home stalls, power generation plummets
31 August 2026
Sept LNG cargoes cost more than double pre-war rates
25 August 2026
Bangladesh has agreed to pay over $24 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) for two LNG cargoes to be delivered in September, as the country continues to scramble for supplies amid a global market squeeze triggered by the US-Israel war on Iran.
25 August 2026
Bangladesh’s September LNG purchase to cost two times the pre-war rates
24 August 2026
The government agreed to pay $24 per MMBtu, which was $10-$12 before February this year
24 August 2026
Villages sweat amid lengthy power cuts
Power cuts across the country, especially in rural areas, have worsened with the mercury rising, as the government struggles to meet even off-peak demand due to shortages of gas, coal, and furnace oil to generate enough electricity.
22 April 2026
12kg LPG bottle now Tk 1,940
The government yesterday increased the price of 12kg of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to Tk 1,940, its second hike this month, with consumers fearing that the retail price in reality could climb even higher.
20 April 2026
Fuel price hike lays bare stress on economy
A sharp increase in fuel prices -- one that will ripple through every layer of the economy -- signals that the government has reached the limits of its fiscal endurance.
20 April 2026
Diesel now Tk 115, octane Tk 140
The government last night raised fuel prices to record highs, increasing diesel by Tk 15 per litre, octane by Tk 20, petrol by Tk 19, and kerosene by Tk 18.
19 April 2026
Fuel queues snake city streets
Queues at filling stations across Dhaka yesterday resembled the early-2000s “Snake” game, with lines of octane- and petrol-powered vehicles snaking around pumps, spilling onto surrounding roads, and at times looping back to and past their starting points.
19 April 2026
Octane imports now beyond storage capacity
Bangladesh’s octane stock is set to reach near full storage capacity after a fresh consignment of 25,000 tonnes anchored at the outer anchorage of Chattogram Port last night.
18 April 2026
Octane reserves now beyond storage capacity
Fresh 25,000‑tonne consignment pushes stock to 55,500 tonnes against 53,000‑tonne capacity
17 April 2026
Govt mulls hike in power price as subsidy mounts
The government is preparing to raise bulk and retail electricity tariffs, citing an “unsustainable surge in subsidies” amid the ongoing fuel crunch triggered by the US-Israel war on Iran.
17 April 2026
Fuel for April, May secured
The government yesterday said it has secured enough fuel supplies for this and next month.
16 April 2026
PPP guidelines rolled out to use public land for renewables
The government has introduced a new policy framework to speed up renewable energy development by allowing unused or underutilised state-owned land to be used for clean energy projects under a public-private partnership (PPP) model.
16 April 2026
Petroleum import bills surged 52% even before Iran war
Bangladesh’s petroleum import bill soared 52 percent year on year in the July-February period of the current fiscal year, even before the war in the Middle East broke out, raising fears of a heavier eco-nomic impact ahead.
10 April 2026
Consumers weighed down by runaway LPG prices
LPG users are not getting cylinders at the government-set rate anywhere in the capital despite a record 29 percent hike by the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) amid the US-Israel war on Iran.
9 April 2026
Fuel queues stretch despite improved stock
The long queues at filling stations across the country do not seem to be abating, with the lines getting longer in some places, even though the fuel stock became slightly healthier compared with last week’s.
8 April 2026
PDB’s summer power plan: 60% capacity of gas plants to stay unutilised
The government’s underutilisation of power plants is likely to worsen this summer due to shortages of gas, coal, and furnace oil caused by US-Israel war on Iran and financial constraints.
7 April 2026
Imported energy accounts for 59% of trade gap
Nearly three-fifths of Bangladesh’s trade deficit is now driven by fossil fuel imports, underscoring how the country’s growing reliance on imported energy has become a major structural burden on the economy, said the UK-based energy think-tank Ember.
6 April 2026
Nation braces for power cuts in hot summer
The country stands on the edge of a difficult summer as global tremors from the war on Iran ripple through its energy lifelines, stoking fears of blackouts as heat waves loom.
5 April 2026
15 hours in queue for fuel worth Tk 2,000!
Jan-E-Alam, 50, joined a long queue of vehicles around 1:30am yesterday near Mohakhali Railgate to get fuel from Trust Filling Station near Bijoy Sarani, about 2km away.
4 April 2026
Eastern Refinery shutdown risk: How secure is Bangladesh’s fuel supply?
Prolonged disruption could expose structural vulnerabilities
3 April 2026
Consumers in for worsening LPG woes
The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) yesterday raised the price of liquefied petroleum gas cylinders by nearly 29 percent, as a sharp surge in global benchmark prices and import costs for suppliers amid the ongoing US-Israel war on Iran.
3 April 2026
Eastern Refinery nears temporary shutdown
Bangladesh’s sole state-owned refinery is operating on critically low crude reserves, raising the prospect of a temporary halt in operations within days, even as shipments await movement through disrupted regional supply lines.
2 April 2026