energy crisis

MGI’s $700m investment in Cumilla EZ stuck in energy crisis

Three production units owned by Meghna Group of Industries (MGI) have been sitting idle inside the Cumilla Economic Zone despite two years having passed since construction works were completed due to a lack of gas and power connections

Power supply may not improve anytime soon

The power supply situation has further deteriorated across the country as another power plant has completely shut and there is no sign of increasing generation in the immediate future.

Energy reforms are long overdue

CPD’s three-step proposal deserves consideration

The absurdity of subsidies in power sector

Squandering of funds in the name of capacity charges must stop

Why must the public bear the burden of capacity charges?

There is no justification for raising electricity prices four times a year

Plan better to reduce rural power outage

Why must our rural population always shoulder the majority of the burden?

Will policymakers remain blind to power sector’s problems?

Replace the capacity charge model with pro-people policies

National Energy Security Day Today / Hike in energy prices fails to improve supply

The perennial energy crisis of industries in Bangladesh remains unresolved even though energy prices have been hiked considerably to offset government subsidies in the sector and facilitate industrial productivity.

Islamic banks’ loan surges 9 times their deposits in a year

Investments made by full-fledged Islamic banks in Bangladesh surged nearly nine times their deposits in a span of a year, raising questions as private sector credit growth has slowed in the entire banking sector, official figures showed.  

November 25, 2024
November 25, 2024

MGI’s $700m investment in Cumilla EZ stuck in energy crisis

Three production units owned by Meghna Group of Industries (MGI) have been sitting idle inside the Cumilla Economic Zone despite two years having passed since construction works were completed due to a lack of gas and power connections

September 11, 2024
September 11, 2024

Power supply may not improve anytime soon

The power supply situation has further deteriorated across the country as another power plant has completely shut and there is no sign of increasing generation in the immediate future.

August 20, 2024
August 20, 2024

Energy reforms are long overdue

CPD’s three-step proposal deserves consideration

June 9, 2024
June 9, 2024

The absurdity of subsidies in power sector

Squandering of funds in the name of capacity charges must stop

May 12, 2024
May 12, 2024

Why must the public bear the burden of capacity charges?

There is no justification for raising electricity prices four times a year

April 26, 2024
April 26, 2024

Plan better to reduce rural power outage

Why must our rural population always shoulder the majority of the burden?

September 6, 2023
September 6, 2023

Will policymakers remain blind to power sector’s problems?

Replace the capacity charge model with pro-people policies

August 9, 2023
August 9, 2023

Hike in energy prices fails to improve supply

The perennial energy crisis of industries in Bangladesh remains unresolved even though energy prices have been hiked considerably to offset government subsidies in the sector and facilitate industrial productivity.

June 6, 2023
June 6, 2023

Islamic banks’ loan surges 9 times their deposits in a year

Investments made by full-fledged Islamic banks in Bangladesh surged nearly nine times their deposits in a span of a year, raising questions as private sector credit growth has slowed in the entire banking sector, official figures showed.  

May 19, 2023
May 19, 2023

Turn dirty power plants into clean ones

We need to invest in renewables now