, April 19 -- Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood on Sunday told Parliament that the total outstanding bills of government and private power plants stand at around Tk 52,300 crore.

"The outstanding bills of the country's government and private power plants including electricity imports stood at Tk 52,300 crore as of April 9, 2026," he said while replying to a tabled question from BNP lawmaker SM Jahangir Hossain (Dhaka-18) in the House.

Jahangir Hossain asked whether there are any outstanding bills of the government or private power plants in the country now.

The Minister said of the total outstanding amount, Tk 11,634.06 crore is owed to Petrobangla for gas bill arrears from government and private compani...