energy crisis

energy crisis

US President Donald Trump speaks at the Republican National Midterm Convention in Dallas, Texas, US, on 9 September 2026. Photo: Reuters

As Iran war drives up gasoline prices in US, Trump blames Ukraine, Democrats

Model of Oil barrels are seen in front of rising stock graph in this illustration, July 24, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

G7 countries agree on release of diesel and oil stocks after US pressure

A worker fills a truck with diesel fuel at a corporate filling station in San Diego, California, US, on 18 May 2026. Photo: Reuters

Ban on US diesel exports would hurt, not help fuel markets, analysts say

A worker inspects a jacket at the Yarn Dyeing Limited factory, amid the energy crisis, in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, September 17, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

How a Bangladeshi garment-maker is fighting the Middle East energy crunch

People wait to refuel their motorcycles at a petrol station after Pakistan introduced a fuel subsidy for eligible motorcycles, rickshaws and vehicles with engines up to 800cc in Karachi on 17 September 2026. Photo: Reuters

Energy disruption hits Bangladesh and Pakistan as Gulf crisis worsens

Representational image. Illustration: Collected

The case for recalibrating the VAT clock

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Gas supply improves in Chattogram, still remains weak elsewhere

Oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz. Photo: Reuters

Rising fuel prices fuel protests as US-Iran war squeezes global energy supplies

Satellite image shows the East-West pipeline facility in the Hejaz Region, Saudi Arabia, September 8, 2026. Photo: 2026 Planet Labs PBC/Handout via REUTERS

Oil markets survived the Iran war sprint. Now comes the marathon

The sun sets behind a crude oil pump jack on a drill pad in the Permian Basin in Loving County, Texas, US November 24, 2019. Photo: REUTERS/Angus Mordant/File Photo

Oil prices jump more than 3% after new strikes on Saudi Arabia, Strait of Hormuz

Mohammod Khourshed Alam. Sketch: TBS

Bangladesh ceramics must shift from volume to value: RAK CEO

TBS Illustration

PRAN-RFL, Walton go big on solar equipment manufacturing amid energy crisis

As Bangladesh is increasingly relying on solar-based electricity in its industrial sector, solar panels have been installed across the entire rooftop of NZ Apparels Limited – one of the country’s largest spinning mills – located in Narayanganj’s Araihazar. The factory management says the solar system is supplying 6 megawatts of electricity, meeting about 15% of the factory’s total power demand. The photo was taken on 17 December 2025. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain/TBS

From electronics to garments and glass, how industries turning factory roofs into power plants