Speaking to us about this issue is Anu Muhammad, professor of economics at Jahangirnagar University. 

Mismanagement, system loss and a weak supply chain of the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) have become a perennial problem.

We had energy surplus a few months ago, and now the country is facing the prospect of “reduced electric supply” until September.

We have known for a while that dependence on the expensive liquefied natural gas (LNG) would put Bangladesh under major financial stress.