The government has begun work on achieving ?ve 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 recently. Speaking at a dialogue titled ‘Renewable Energy in the Upcoming Budget: Expectations and Reality’ organized 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 adviser outlined ?ve priority milestones guiding the government’s energy roadmap: First, the upcoming budget will allocate greater resources toward renewable energy which he described as the sector’s top priority.