Bangladesh, Sept. 8 -- The government Monday rolled out a slew of measures to address the energy and power crises that has virtually crippled the country, especially affecting productive and business activities, as parliament took up the problem.

Advertisement Some of these measures include establishing a land-based LNG terminal at Matarbari, which is expected to supply approximately 1,000 MMCFD gas, a third FSRU (floating storage and regasification unit) at Matarbari under a G-to-G agreement with China, to be completed within 18 months, a 620-megawatt coal-fired power plant using domestic coal at Barapukuria, and move for a 1,320-megawatt second phase of the Payra coal-fired power plant.

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed outlined the meg...