Bangladesh to procure 2 LNG cargoes from spot market
17 August 2026
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Power and Energy
Barapukuria power plant unit-1 resumes operation after a day
15 August 2026
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Power and Energy
Barapukuria power plant unit-1 shut down over mechanical failure
14 August 2026
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Power and Energy
Summit resumes LNG supply to national grid
14 August 2026
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Power and Energy
Gas crisis hits Chattogram again as LNG vessel unable to berth due to rough sea
13 August 2026
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Power and Energy
Lingering LNG crisis may drag power cut woes
13 August 2026
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Power and Energy
Only 3 CNG stations operating in Narayanganj as drivers wait for hours
12 August 2026
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Power and Energy
Shops, markets must close by 8pm as govt tightens power-saving measures
12 August 2026
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Power and Energy
Huawei launches grid-forming inverter, large-scale battery storage system
12 August 2026
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Business
Rooftop solar panels can add 3,600MWp to national grid
12 August 2026
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Bangladesh
Momen meets Indian energy minister, emphasises on collaboration
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen, currently visiting India, met the country’s Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri in New Delhi – to discuss bilateral cooperation in the energy sector.
20 June 2022
World feeling fuel price hike pains
At a gas station near the Cologne, Germany, airport, Bernd Mueller watches the digits quickly climb on the pump: 22 euros ($23), 23 euros, 24 euros. The numbers showing how much gasoline he’s getting rise, too. But much more slowly. Painfully slowly.
20 June 2022
Gas supply to remain suspended in parts of Gazipur for 24 hours
Due to emergency work in a gas pipeline, the supply of gas will be suspended in some areas of Gazipur for 24 hours starting at 9:00 am tomorrow (June 17, 2022) to Saturday 9:00 am.
16 June 2022
“Too many trees in rural areas interrupt power supply”
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid today (June 14, 2022) in parliament blamed the excessive number of trees in rural areas and said they are a hindrance to uninterrupted power supply even though, according to the junior minister, there is no deficit of electricity production as per the country’s demand.
14 June 2022
No roadmap for cutting energy costs
The proposed budget for the 2022-23 fiscal year does not outline a roadmap for reducing gas imports by increasing domestic production.
11 June 2022
Cancel decision to hike gas price: BNP to govt
BNP has demanded that the government cancel its recent decision to hike price of gas by 22.78 percent.
7 June 2022
Gas price will go up by 22.78% from this month
Bangladesh’s energy regulator has decided to increase gas price by 22.78 percent for all users, on average.
5 June 2022
LPG price slashed by Tk 93 per 12kg cylinder
The energy regulator yesterday reduced the retail prices of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) of private companies by Tk 93 for every 12kg LPG cylinder.
2 June 2022
LPG price slashed by Tk 93 per 12kg cylinder
The energy regulator today reduced the retail prices of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) of private companies by Tk 93 for every 12kg LPG cylinder.
2 June 2022
Bangladesh can’t buy Russian crude oil
Bangladesh would not be buying crude oil from Western-sanctioned Russia as its refinery is configured to process only oil from the Arab countries, said Nasrul Hamid, the state minister for power, energy and mineral resources.
31 May 2022
Bangladesh’s refinery not capable of using Russian crude oil
Bangladesh’s refinery is not technically capable of using Russian crude oil, said State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid.
31 May 2022
Kailashtila starts supplying newly discovered gas into national grid
Newly found natural gas from the Kailastila field in Sylhet has started flowing into the national grid boosting the country's overall supply of the fuel, said officials today (May 9, 2022).
9 May 2022
Bangladesh wants to export electricity to Nepal in winter, import hydropower in summer
Bangladesh has offered to export electricity to Nepal in the winter season and import its hydropower in summer.
26 April 2022
Jet fuel prices hiked for the 13th time in 17 months
Jet fuel price has shot up again from last week – for the 13th hike in 17 months – causing severe blow to the already struggling Bangladeshi aviation industry.
13 April 2022
Paramount Textile to form JV for 100MW solar power plant
Paramount Textile Ltd (PTL) today said it will form a joint venture company with Dynamic Sun Energy Private Ltd to establish a 100 megawatt solar power plant in Pabna sadar, a northwest district.
12 April 2022
Record 14,001 MW electricity generated in the country
The country has generated 14,001 megawatts of electricity which broke all the records of electricity production in the country past.
7 April 2022
Relief from gas shortage? Extraction begins in 3 Bibiana wells after 3 days
Three days into the acute gas crisis in Dhaka, gas extraction has started from three wells in the largest gas field Bibiana.
5 April 2022
Limited gas supply on first day of Ramadan
Consumers in different areas have been experiencing shortages or low pressure in gas supply following a technical fault in the supply process of Bibiyana Gas Field in Sylhet.
3 April 2022
Rooftop solar panels produce way cheaper power than national grid: Idcol
The industrial rooftop solar panels can produce electricity at Tk 6.5 per unit, which is up to 30 per cent cheaper compared to that of the gas- and oil-run power plants, according to Infrastructure Development Company Ltd (Idcol).
30 March 2022
CNG filling stations to remain closed 5-11pm during Ramadan
CNG filling stations across the country will remain closed from 5pm to 11pm every day during the month of Ramadan, instead of 6pm-11:00pm, according to a press release of Petrobangla.
30 March 2022