Bangladesh on the Backfoot Amid Energy Crisis: Revives 20-Year-Old Myanmar Gas Pipeline Proposal

Severe power and gas shortages have paralyzed industrial manufacturing and daily life across Bangladesh. Confronted with one of the most critical energy crises in recent history, the government in Dhaka is bringing a long-dormant, ambitious diplomatic and infrastructural blueprint back to the negotiating table: importing natural gas directly from neighboring Myanmar via a cross-border pipeline.

The urgency follows a major disruption at a floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal…