fuel crisis

Multiplexes suspend evening shows amid new govt directives

Authorities said further updates and decisions will be communicated regularly through their website.
5 April 2026, 10:30 AM

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, 03:12 AM

BNP govt being tested by turmoil

Ministers grapple with fuel crisis, measles, backlash over reforms
4 April 2026, 02:50 AM

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, 02:48 AM

From fuel queues to measles confusion: Lessons for our policymakers

Designing better policies in times of crisis is not the challenge, but designing them for real behaviour is.
3 April 2026, 13:00 PM

Eastern Refinery shutdown risk: How secure is Bangladesh’s fuel supply?

Prolonged disruption could expose structural vulnerabilities
3 April 2026, 11:05 AM

Renewables are a natural hedge against fossil fuel shocks

Like the rest of the world, Bangladesh is currently grappling with the geopolitics-led energy supply disruption, described by the International Energy Agency (IEA) as the biggest ever threat to energy security.
3 April 2026, 09:00 AM

Fuel subsidy without strategy

When a company runs into financial trouble, the first casualty is usually logic. The chief executive announces a budget review.
3 April 2026, 01:26 AM

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, 02:24 AM

Digital ‘fuel pass’ system to begin in April

The mobile app–based system will initially apply to motorcycles, allowing registered vehicles to purchase limited fuel within a set time
1 April 2026, 08:42 AM

Fuel prices hold steady for April

The government has decided to keep domestic fuel prices unchanged this month by absorbing rising import costs through heavy subsidies.
1 April 2026, 00:33 AM

Inland cargo transport at risk as lighters starved of fuel

Lighter vessels are facing fuel shortages that are slowing and disrupting their regular operations to unload cargo from mother ships at Chattogram port’s outer anchorage.
31 March 2026, 20:19 PM
31 March 2026, 13:56 PM

Fuel crisis cripples motorcycle transport in southwest; riders’ incomes plunge

More than 20,000 riders face hardship as shortages disrupt essential travel in remote coastal areas
31 March 2026, 13:20 PM

How Bangladesh can manage fuel shocks for economic stability

For households, the most effective immediate measure would be to offer income protection to the most vulnerable by reallocating existing budget priorities and, where possible, partly through external aid.
31 March 2026, 08:00 AM

Govt hunting for fuel worldwide

Asks US for waiver of sanctions on Russian petroleum products; looks for supplies from India, Malaysia, Nigeria, Australia, America
31 March 2026, 00:00 AM

Tk 31,000cr in fuel subsidies needed till June: Energy minister

The additional import cost of fuel and liquefied natural gas due to the US-Israel war on Iran would require Tk 31,000 crore in subsidies between March and June, said Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood Tuku yesterday.
30 March 2026, 23:59 PM

Crackdown on fuel hoarding recovered 2.8 lakh litres across Bangladesh: Energy ministry

Govt says artificial shortages were created by hoarders despite normal fuel supply and secured April consignments
30 March 2026, 17:48 PM

Govt offers up to Tk 1 lakh reward for information on illegal fuel hoarding

Move aims to curb black market activity amid global supply volatility and rising prices
30 March 2026, 12:57 PM

Fuel shortage in Thakurgaon worsens following yesterday's tanker strike

Authorities plan a 'fuel card' system to manage distribution
30 March 2026, 12:09 PM