energy crisis

energy crisis

Motorcycles and cars aiming to refill fuel from the Trust Filling Station in Tejgaon wait in a long queue that stretched on the road from the station to the PMO and beyond on 27 March 2026. Photo: Mehedi Hasan/TBS

Why Bangladesh is struggling to stabilise fuel supplies

While the government has taken short-term measures to manage the situation, structural and external pressures are making stability difficult to sustain.

Representational image. Photo: Reuters

Govt secures 9 LNG cargoes for April

Motorcyclists and car drivers wait in a long queue for fuel in front of the Trust oil pump in Tejgaon, as shortages leave customers standing for hours amid limited daily supply from companies. Photo Mehedi Hasan

Global energy storm: Let’s hope for the best, prepare for the worst

Oil, miniatures of oil barrels, oil pump jack and U.S. dollar banknote are seen in this illustration taken, June 6, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

Work from home, avoid air travel to deal with higher energy prices: IEA

Zahid Hussain, former lead economist, World Bank Dhaka office. Sketch: TBS

Policy reality in a supply-constrained world

People stand near a destroyed vehicle as smoke rises after a reported strike on Shahran fuel tanks, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 8, 2026. Photo: Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

Governments scramble to limit fallout of Iran war as oil prices surge

A pumpjack operates at the Vermilion Energy site in Trigueres, France, June 14, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo

Oil soars 25%, gold drops as Iran war jolts global commodity markets

A map showing the Strait of Hormuz and Iran is seen behind a 3D printed oil pipeline in this illustration taken June 22, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration//File Photo

Governments' actions in response to oil price surge and the escalating Middle East conflict

US Energy Secretary Chris Wright pumps gas at a gas station in Corpus Christi, Texas, US, February 27, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Sheila Dang/File Photo

Iran conflict's impact on energy temporary and a 'small price,' : US energy secretary

Showkat Aziz Russell, Anwar-ul Alam Chowdhury Parvez, Razeeb Haider. Photos: Collected

Business leaders decry 'economic assassination' amid crippling gas crisis

Representational image. Photo: TBS

20MW Muktagachha solar plant set for June production

A driver checks the line as he waits for gasoline in Havana, Cuba, December 13, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Alexandre Meneghini

Cuba runs short on fuel at pump as energy crisis festers

A view of Dhaka city. File Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS

Are we thinking of energy retrofitting to make buildings in Bangladesh more efficient?