Dhaka, May 17 -- The government has begun work on achieving five key milestones to secure Bangladesh's energy future, with a strong push toward renewable energy and reducing dependence on imports, said Prime Minister's Adviser on Finance and Planning Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir on Sunday.

Speaking at a dialogue titled "Renewable Energy in the Upcoming Budget: Expectations and Reality" organised by think tank Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) at a city hotel, Titumir said the country's energy sector had long been surrendered to oligarchs under import-dependent policies that left Bangladesh economically vulnerable.

"The entire energy sector was handed over to oligarchs and made import-reliant. Instead of driving industrialisation, energy poli...