Industrial activity across Bangladesh has lurched to a near-complete standstill following three weeks of an escalating natural gas supply crisis. The deficit has hit heavy manufacturing, export-oriented textile and garment sectors, and essential consumer goods production, threatening the stability of the national economy. Interruptions to liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports and reduced domestic pipeline pressure […]

An acute natural gas deficit paralysing Bangladesh’s primary port city erupted into widespread civil disruption early on Friday, 14 August, after hundreds of three-wheeler taxi operators mounted a major road blockade in central Chittagong. The demonstration began at dawn in the Sholashahar district, where exasperated drivers deployed their vehicles to seal off the busy thoroughfare […]

The government has acknowledged that its ability to quickly resolve the ongoing gas shortage affecting Bangladesh’s industries and power generation is currently limited, with authorities largely dependent on the repair and restoration of a floating liquefied natural gas terminal. Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hasan Mahmud said the immediate priority was to manage […]