Bangladesh Energy Crisis Impacts India Ties

Bangladesh’s energy crisis opens door for India to mend ties

Bangladesh’s request for additional diesel from India has turned a growing power crisis into a potential opening for the two neighbours to repair ties strained in part by the continuous self-exile of ex-prime minister Sheikh Hasina in New Delhi and Dhaka’s repeated requests for her extradition. India confirmed on Friday that it was examining Dhaka’s request for extra fuel as Bangladesh ordered shops, malls and markets to close by 8pm local time to conserve power, with hospitals, pharmacies an...

By Biman Mukherji