Dhaka Tuesday, Jun 23, 2026
- No Plan to Provide New Gas Connections to Household Sector
- All Quick Rental Power Plants Retired: Power Minister
- Fuel Oil Sales: BPC Incurring Daily Loss of Tk 780 Million
- It Will Take Time to Break Free from the Cycle of Corruption in the Power Sector: Information Minister
- Electricity Prices Increased for All Consumers
- Approval Given to Purchase Three LNG Cargoes
- Diesel, Kerosene Prices Cut By 50p For November
- AI Boom To Fuel Natural Gas Demand In Coming Years, Report Says
- Bangladesh signs €477m deals with EU and EIB for renewable energy and more
- The Current Oil Price Rally Is Reaching Its Limits
Petroleum
A special parliamentary committee has recommended increasing Bangladesh’s strategic fuel reserve capacity to at least three months. The committee also recommended diversifying fuel import sources, fully automating the supply system, and taking strict measures to prevent illegal stockpiling and smuggling. The report of the special committee, formed to review measures for addressing the recent energy situation, was presented in Parliament on Sunday by the committee chairman, State Minister for Power,... »
The prices of octane, petrol, and kerosene have been increased for the month of June. The price of each fuel has been raised by Tk 5 per litre. However, the price of diesel remains unchanged. The new prices will take effect from Monday. A notification regarding the revision was issued by the Energy and Mineral Resources Division under the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources. According to the notification,... » 
The price of jet fuel has been reduced by Tk 39.57 per liter. For domestic flights, the price of jet fuel has been cut from Tk 205.45 per liter to Tk 165.88 per liter. For international flights, the price has been reduced from USD 1.3385 per liter to USD 1.0823 per liter. The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has set the new prices, which will come into effect from Sunday.... » 
The price of furnace oil has been increased again. The price per litre has been raised by Tk 18.85, from Tk 94.69 to Tk 113.54. The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) announced the new price on Monday. The revised price will come into effect from Tuesday. Earlier, on April 12, the price of furnace oil was increased by Tk 24 per litre, from Tk 70.10 to Tk 94.69. BERC said... » 
Eastern Refinery PLC, the country’s only state-owned fuel oil refinery, has resumed operations after remaining shut down for nearly a month due to a fuel crisis. The refinery’s units started operating gradually from Friday morning and will move toward full production in phases. The vessel MT Ninemia, carrying 100,000 tons of crude oil while avoiding the Strait of Hormuz route, arrived at the Kutubdia channel on Wednesday afternoon. This is... » 
The price of jet fuel used in aircraft has been reduced. For domestic flights, the price per liter of jet fuel has been lowered from Tk 227.80 to Tk 205.45. For international flights, the price has been reduced from US$1.4806 per liter (duty and VAT exempt) to US$1.3385 per liter. The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) announced the new prices on Thursday. Earlier, after three consecutive hikes totaling Tk 132... »
The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase has approved the import of 100,000 tons of diesel to meet urgent fuel demand. The meeting was held Thursday at the Secretariat, chaired by Finance Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury. The total cost of importing the diesel will be Tk 1,757.94 crore. The approval was given to import 100,000 metric tons of diesel from Majda Oil Company Ltd. through the direct procurement method. Following... » 
The prices of diesel, petrol, octane, and kerosene have been increased. The new prices have been set at Tk 115 per liter for diesel, Tk 140 for octane, Tk 135 for petrol, and Tk 130 for kerosene. The revised prices will come into effect from Sunday. The announcement was made on Saturday by the Energy and Mineral Resources Division under the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources. Diesel has... » 
The country’s only state-owned oil refinery, Eastern Refinery PLC Limited (ERL), has suspended its refining operations due to a shortage of crude oil. According to officials concerned, operations were halted on Sunday afternoon after the last round of production. Sources at the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) said that the last shipment of crude oil arrived in the country on February 18. No crude oil has been imported for 54 consecutive... » 
The price of furnace oil has been increased from Tk 70.10 to Tk 94.69 per liter, marking a rise of Tk 24.59 per liter. The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) set the new price on Sunday. Furnace oil is commonly used in power generation, and this increase is expected to raise the cost of electricity production. At the same time, there are concerns that expenses in the industrial sector and... »