Shazzad Hossen

Shazzad Hossen is a Senior Staff Correspondent at The Business Standard. He has been in journalism since 2010 and worked for several national newspapers. He is covering the power and energy sector for TBS. He also writes about ready-made garments sector, a prime export product of Bangladesh. 
He could be reached at sajjadh079@gmail.com.

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Energy

Govt allocates Tk24,000cr additional subsidy for LNG, fuel imports

TBS Illustration
Energy

Petrobangla seeks up to Tk26,000cr extra subsidy to keep gas flowing

File Photo: Oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz, December 21, 2018. REUTERS
Energy

Iran won't block Bangladesh oil tankers

A liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker. File photo
Energy

LNG suppliers suspend long-term contracts, pushing Bangladesh to volatile spot market

Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain/TBS
Energy

Oil distributors propose fuel price hike to curb panic buying

2 BPC officials made OSD over negligence in fuel management
Energy

2 BPC officials made OSD over negligence in fuel management

Photo: Reuters
Energy

Bangladesh turns to expensive spot LNG as volatility scares off bidders

Photo: Reuters
Energy

Bangladesh scrambles for alternatives as LNG from Qatar halts

Representational Image of Coal Power. Photo: Collected
Energy

Bangladesh to ramp up coal power as LNG imports face uncertainty over Mideast crisis

A map showing the Strait of Hormuz is seen in this illustration taken June 22, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File photo
Energy

Hormuz shock puts Bangladesh's energy security at risk

Image of Ghorasal Sub-Station after the earthquake on 21 November 2025. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Govt to renegotiate Hasina-era power deals, cites fiscal stress

Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku. Photo: Collected
Energy

'Very difficult to solve, but we will do homework': Iqbal Hasan on energy sector challenges

Matarbari plant in Moheshkhali, Cox's Bazar. File Photo: Nupa Alam/TBS
Energy

What makes Bangladesh's power sector bleed billions