Dhaka, Aug. 30 -- Bangladesh's deepening energy crisis has pushed the country's energy import bill to $10.63 billion in FY25-26, up 107 percent year-on-year, while stalling nearly Tk35,000 crore in industrial investment across 1,857 pending gas-connection applications, according to a study jointly presented by the Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) and Policy Exchange Bangladesh on Sunday.

The presentation, titled "Bangladesh's Energy Security Challenge: Powering a More Competitive Business Climate," was delivered by Hassib Hasan, Senior Associate at Policy Exchange Bangladesh, drawing on the Bangladesh Business Climate Index (BBX), a joint MCCI-Policy Exchange initiative launched in 2021 to track business-related chall...