Dhaka, June 22 -- Bangladesh currently has 7.63 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of recoverable natural gas reserves, while the country is experiencing a daily gas supply deficit of around 1,146 million cubic feet per day (MMcfd), Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood told Parliament Monday.

Responding to a question from Jamaat MP Md Tajuddin Khan (Meherpur-1), the minister said the country's recoverable gas reserves stood at 7.63 Tcf as of 1 January 2026.

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The minister said the current daily demand for natural gas is approximately 3,800 million cubic feet (MMcfd), based on the approved gas load of consumers connected under eig...