Under Sheikh Hasina’s government, scarcity was anticipated and managed through LNG imports, LPG and CNG continuity, subsidies, and active state intervention. The result is a deepening gas crisis that exposes how a manageable challenge was turned into a national emergency, one that did not have to happen. The Anatomy of Bangladesh’s Gas System CollapseThe gas crisis has moved beyond short-term disruption and entered a phase of systemic failure. GAS CRISIS: A system full of holesTaken together, developments between 2024 and 2026 show that Bangladesh’s gas crisis is the product of governance breakdown under the interim administration. The current gas crisis is not a transition cost of reform; it is the cost of having none.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 19, 2026 20:22 UTC