Bangladesh secures diesel supplies amid senior officer energy disruptions, say sources
Published on March 11, 2026
Bangladesh has begun receiving diesel from suppliers including China and India, with representatives saying the country now has enough energy to
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Bangladesh secures diesel supplies amid senior officer energy disruptions, say sources
Bangladesh has begun receiving diesel from suppliers including China and India, with representatives saying the country now has enough energy to cover about one month of need, with arrangements under way for another month, after the US-Israeli conflict on Iran disrupted shipments, including to the massive garments industry.
The South Asian country of 175 million individuals, which relies on inflows for roughly 95% of its energy needs, has imposed energy rationing for vehicles, restrictions on diesel sales and closed academia as the conflict on Iran causes severe disruption to Middle East oil outflows.
Some garment makers in Bangladesh, the world’s second‑largest clothing exporter after China, have already complained they do not have enough diesel to run their back-up generators when general utilities cut electricity supplies.
Mahmud Hasan Khan, head of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association, stated electricity cuts had doubled to up to five hours a day since the conflict began on February 28.
"When electricity goes out, we have to run our standby generators on diesel, but we can’t buy enough diesel anymore, and it’s causing problems for us," he stated.
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