Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir, the prime minister's adviser on finance and planning, said that Dhaka was in talks with major development lenders

Bangladesh’s energy security is under fresh pressure as war in the Middle East disrupts the flow of liquefied natural gas (LNG), a fuel that has become indispensable to the country’s power sector.

Bangladesh’s energy security is increasingly vulnerable to Middle Eastern geopolitics, as it sourced over 50% of its LNG imports from Qatar, UAE in 2025

Falling spot prices, weak demand in Asia prompt Dhaka to look beyond its initial import plan

Doubling gas price risks endangering food security

Unit price will be $13.52 per million British Thermal Units

The non-Basmati rice will be procured from Indian company

TotalEnergies of Switzerland will supply the gas

Non-binding heads of agreement with Argent LNG marks first step in negotiation

The government has signed a heads of agreement (HOA) with the US-based Argent LNG to import up to 5 million tonnes of liquefied natural gas per year for 20 years.

The first consignment will cost Tk 640.15 crore and the second one Tk 649.59 crore

Bangladesh's Petrobangla has cancelled some spot liquefied natural gas imports after one of the country's two import terminals was damaged during a cyclone, leaving it unable to receive shipments, two industry sources said on Tuesday

It seems that the government is creating a new threat of the quality and price of refined fuel oil being manipulated by permitting private companies to import and refine crude oil

The government yesterday approved two proposals seeking to buy 67.20 lakh tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) worth Tk 1,243 crore from the international spot market to alleviate the energy shortage facing the economy.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday instructed the import of liquified natural gas from the spot market by the private sector as the government looks to alleviate the industrial energy crisis that is threatening to derail Bangladesh’s growth momentum.

Tightening markets for liquefied natural gas (LNG) worldwide and major oil producers cutting supply have put the world in the middle of "the first truly global energy crisis", the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Tuesday.

Bangladesh is unlikely to get any additional liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Qatar before 2025 as the gulf country has recently turned down a request in this regard.

The government is negotiating with Qatar seeking long-term contracts for the import of liquefied natural gas (LNG) as prices have abnormally climbed in international spot markets, said Salman F Rahman, the prime minister’s private industry and investment adviser, yesterday. 

All studies done by international and national agencies are in agreement that Bangladesh still has a significant amount of undiscovered gas under the ground.

Bangladesh is going to buy liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the international market at $4 lower price than the previous but at the same time it will procure fertiliser by paying additional $21 a tonne.