Russia is increasing gasoline and naphtha supplies to Africa and the Middle East as it struggles to sell fuel in Europe, while Asia is already taking bigger volumes of Russian crude, Refinitiv Eikon data showed and sources said.

The government will not implement the second phase of the Matarbari coal-based power plant.

Europe's biggest Russian gas buyers raced to find alternative fuel supplies on Monday (June 20) and could burn more coal to cope with reduced gas flows from Russia that threaten an energy crisis in winter if stores are not refilled.

Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) said the government’s process of setting fuel price without holding any public hearing is “illegal”.

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.

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.

A python was released in the Sundarbans after it was rescued from a locality in Sharankhola upazila of Bagerhat today (June 19, 2022).

An injured barking deer was rescued at Fatabil of Chunarughat upazila in Habiganj yesterday morning.

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.

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.

Twenty one people, who got affected in elephant attack under Cox's Bazar Forest Division (North), have received monetary compensation worth Tk 7,45,000 from Forest Department today (June 11, 2022).

The proposed budget for the 2022-23 fiscal year does not outline a roadmap for reducing gas imports by increasing domestic production.

BNP has demanded that the government cancel its recent decision to hike price of gas by 22.78 percent.

Bangladesh’s energy regulator has decided to increase gas price by 22.78 percent for all users, on average.

The energy regulator yesterday reduced the retail prices of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) of private companies by Tk 93 for every 12kg LPG 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.

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.

Fishermen and visitors have been banned from entering the Sundarbans for three months, starting today, for the smooth breeding of fish inside the forest’s rivers and canals.

Bangladesh’s refinery is not technically capable of using Russian crude oil, said State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid.

An Asian elephant, which was rescued from a muddy swamp in Rangunia a month ago, died while undergoing treatment in Dulahazara Safari Park in Chakaria, Cox's Bazar.