Gas supply improves, but industries still struggle
18 August 2026
Bangladesh’s gas supply situation has improved from the severe shortages seen last week, but industries are yet to see a meaningful recovery as a larger share of the limited supply is now being diverted to power plants.
18 August 2026
LNG supply recovers but gas crisis lingers
16 August 2026
Bangladesh’s LNG supply has recovered with both floating terminals at Maheshkhali back in operation, but the gas crisis is unlikely to ease significantly, with combined LNG send-out expected to remain at around 70 percent of the two terminals’ combined capacity over this week at least.
16 August 2026
Summit LNG back online; Excelerate FSRU now offline
15 August 2026
Just as the Summit LNG terminal resumed feeding the national grid yesterday, Excelerate Energy’s terminal went offline following another technical fault, prolonging the severe gas shortage that has stifled economic activities.
15 August 2026
LNG supply worsens, chokes power output
14 August 2026
The gas crisis, which is in its fourth week, took a turn for the worse after Summit’s floating LNG terminal ran out of gas around 5:00pm yesterday.
14 August 2026
Lingering LNG crisis may drag power cut woes
13 August 2026
Worried over public outrage, Palli Bidyut Association asks for protection for its offices, grid
13 August 2026
Health costs far exceed cigarette tax revenue
12 August 2026
Smokers increasingly switch to cheaper brands
12 August 2026
Profit streak to cash crisis: BPC seeks Tk 18,699cr lifeline
11 August 2026
Citing the rapid depletion of its cash reserves, BPC said continued losses could affect its ability to open letters of credit (LCs) for future fuel imports, according to minutes of a BPC board meeting in July.
11 August 2026
Load shedding off the charts once again
10 August 2026
Power shortages have worsened sharply across the country as electricity demand rebounded after recent rains, while disruptions in coal handling compounded a continued shortage of gas for power generation.
10 August 2026
Oil import for 2023: BPC gets nod to buy 54 lakh tonnes
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs yesterday granted Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation permission to import 54 lakh tonnes of oil next year in a bid to secure supply of the key commodity amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine and geopolitical tension.
19 October 2022
Solar power the saviour
Bangladesh could generate 6,500 megawatts of solar electricity in the next three years if the country invests $11 billion in solar instead of importing LNG from the spot market at the same cost, said global energy think-tank Ember.
19 October 2022
21 Dhaka neighbourhoods: Power outages every other hour
People living in the capital’s Shyampur, Nandalalpur, Kajla or Matuail experienced load-shedding every alternate hour yesterday.
18 October 2022
Not following procedure caused grid failure: PGCB probe report
Three factors caused the national grid failure on October 4, found the probe body of Power Grid Company of Bangladesh.
17 October 2022
BERC may hike bulk electricity price tomorrow
Amid a deepening power crisis in the country, Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission may hike the bulk electricity price tomorrow.
11 October 2022
Load-shedding worsens sharply
Power outages during the three-day weekend were so frequent that they prompted the state minister for power to speak about the extent of the problem yesterday.
11 October 2022
Power grid failure: Result of neglect, lessons not learnt
Experts blame poor electricity transmission equipment, the lack of a smart grid, and the ill-equipped National Load Dispatch Centre for Tuesday’s national grid failure that caused power blackouts in half the country.
5 October 2022
Blackout hits half the country
The country yesterday suffered the worst power outage in eight years, which, according to officials, was triggered by a trip at a substation in Ghorashal.
4 October 2022
Loadshedding: The relief assured yet to materialise
The government’s assurance of relief from power cuts within September is likely to fall flat as people in the capital and elsewhere continue to suffer frequent loadshedding in sweltering heat.
30 September 2022
Foodpanda: Customers question rationality of ‘platform fee’
Food delivery platform foodpanda Bangladesh has imposed a “platform fee” of Tk 3 since August, payable on every order by the customer.
25 September 2022
All-out effort to tame rice prices
The government yesterday slashed the import duty on rice and is also working to import about 12 lakh tonnes of food grain including rice as it looks to rein in the price of the staple amid a cost of living crisis.
29 August 2022
Import demand for diesel high as ever
The import demand for fuel remains high as ever despite the government initiatives to reduce consumption, raising questions about the logic behind the strict measures that only fuelled inflation.
28 August 2022
BPC irregularities: JS committee stunned
There has been no external audit of the accounts of Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation over the last 10 years, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Undertakings has found.
24 August 2022
Indemnity recommended for Petrobangla officials from legal proceedings
A recommendation has been made to a parliamentary standing committee that a martial-law era provision be brought back for shielding Petrobangla officials from legal proceedings for “acting in good faith”.
22 August 2022
Bibiyana gas field: Overreliance threatening energy security
The Bibiyana gas field is shouldering a major burden of gas supply even though there are 19 other gas-producing fields -- posing serious threat to Bangladesh’s energy security in the coming days.
8 August 2022
Eastern refinery not expanded in 53 years
The country has to regularly import diesel because of its inadequate oil refinery and storage facilities that have not been upgraded since 1968.
8 August 2022
Electricity crisis may worsen
The government’s plan for one to two hours of daily power cuts is failing, especially in the north, and the signs are that the electricity crisis may worsen across the country in the coming days.
20 July 2022
Capacity charge for power: Tk 16,785cr paid in 9 months
The government paid Tk 16,785 crore in capacity charges to power plants in the first nine months of the last fiscal year for 22,118MW daily power generation capacity.
19 July 2022
Titas snapped 996km illegal lines in 2.5yrs
Titas, the country’s largest gas distribution company, has snapped illegal gas lines stretching for 996.81 kilometres in the last two and a half years, which is equal to 7.5 percent of its legal lines, according to a report.
16 July 2022
Hope against hope
The government has assured people suffering from severe power cuts that the situation will improve after September when three new coal-based power plants start operation, but experts expressed doubts about it.
9 July 2022