energy crisis

energy crisis

Jamalpur Economic Zone. Photo: Facebook

Jamalpur Economic Zone faces uncertainties over gas connections

As construction work of companies near completion, they still await gaAccording to the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (Beza), around 19 industrial companies have been allotted land in the zone...

Tankers sail in the Gulf, near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from northern Ras al-Khaimah, near the border with Oman’s Musandam governance, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in United Arab Emirates, March 11, 2026. REUTERS

Global oil inventories depleted, next price spike could roil economies, markets

The Agios Fanourios I arrived in the waters off Basra, Iraq, in late April. Loaded with Iraqi crude oil and bound for Vietnam, it crossed the Strait of Hormuz on 10 May under a deal with Iran overseen by Iraq's prime minister. REUTERS/Mohammed Aty

Iran is consolidating control of Hormuz with island checkpoints, diplomatic deals and sometimes 'fees'

The South Korean-operated vessel HMM NAMU is docked after being damaged from a fire following an explosion in the Strait of Hormuz, at a port in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Friday, May 8, 2026. Photo: Kim Sang-hun/AP via UNB

UN sees weaker global economy in 2026 as energy crisis deepens

Ships and boats in the Strait of Hormuz, Musandam, Oman, 1 May, 2026. Photo: Reuters

Hormuz shock: Bangladesh exposed as fossil fuel dependence deepens energy vulnerability, report says

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Asia battles rising, uneven toll of energy crisis caused by Iran war

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Parliamentary Special Committee holds first meeting on situation in energy sector

French President Emmanuel Macron speaks during a meeting with representatives of the sectors affected by US tariffs at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, April 3, 2025, after US President Trump announced on April 2, a taxation of 20 percent tariffs to Europe. MOHAMMED BADRA

EU leaders seek to do more to 'de-escalate' in Middle East

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Opposition names five MPs for joint committee on energy situation

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi. Sketch: TBS

Rizvi urges ministers to be more proactive in tackling energy crisis

Representional image of a powerplant. File Photo: BSS

Power generation at Barapukuria Power Plant fully halted

Illustration/TBS/Julfekar Dehan

Energy crisis 'beyond tolerable level' as country faces 3,000MW power deficit: Power Division

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‘No real fuel crisis’: Govt points to syndicates, opposition warns of public suffering