Dhaka, June 8 -- Bangladesh's fiscal and budgetary policies continue to favour fossil fuels over renewable energy, creating a structural barrier to the country's clean energy transition, the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) said on Sunday.

Urging the government to undertake sweeping fiscal reforms, the independent think tank called for the withdrawal of tax privileges on liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports and the introduction of dedicated green subsidies and incentives in the national budget for FY 2026-27.

The CPD placed several recommendations at a media briefing at its Dhanmondi office, where CPD Research Director Khondaker Golam Moazzem presented a study report titled "Fiscal discrimination between fossil fuel and renewable energy:...