Energy and Mineral Resources Division

The division is focused on stabilizing national energy supply amid gas shortages and volatile markets while promoting offshore exploration to ensure long-term security.

Secretary Mohammad Saiful Islam (15th BCS Administration batch) joined EMRD on 7 October 2024 from Finance Division Budget Wing; still in post as of May 2026 per official EMRD biography page. Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood (also known as Tuku) is a BNP National Standing Committee member; previously State Minister for Power under PM Khaleda Zia 2001-2006. Annual budget figure reflects revised FY2025-26 ADP allocation of Tk 23.11 billion for EMRD's development programme (not total ministry operating+ADP budget); operating budget for EMRD itself is not separately published in accessible form. Established year 1998 per Wikipedia and EMRD's own history: the division was carved out of the broader energy ministry structure that year. The 2026 energy crisis note: the 2026 Middle East conflict (US-Israel-Iran war) caused LNG spot prices to spike >140% from pre-conflict levels; Bangladesh is acutely exposed given ~95% import dependence for energy. Third FSRU: Summit's FSRU contract was cancelled October 2024; IIFC feasibility study for 4.5 MTPA facility at Moheshkhali is ongoing as of May 2026; no new contract signed. Bhola pipeline: BAPEX currently drilling in Shahbazpur, Bhola North, and Ilisha fields; 9 wells already drilled expected to feed 180 MMCFD via new pipeline; 19 additional wells planned in Bhola. Maddhapara is a granite mine (not coal); Barapukuria in Dinajpur is the coal mine -- both under Petrobangla umbrella and overseen by EMRD. Verification based on 2+ primary sources for all material claims.