July 22, 2026
The country's third blackout this year has left an already exhausted population of nearly 10 million people in the dark overnight
Most Russian regions have imposed restrictions
The total cost of the two shipments has been estimated at Tk 14.37 billion
Operations restart after Saudi last loaded crude at the port in Early March
The average cost is less than Tk 7 billion, down significantly from the Tk 8 billion per shipment level it had hit at the height of the Iran war
The sectors requiring subsidies are: electricity, gas, petroleum products, and fertiliser
"Populist decision-making is not the only job of the government, the job of the government is to maintain good governance in the long term,” says Zahir Uddin Swapon
Farmers and experts say fuel and fertiliser price rises threaten crops and exports amid civil war
