Bangladesh offers 'win-win' deals for offshore gas exploration

Dhaka opens bidding for sites in Bay of Bengal after eight-year hiatus

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The Bay of Bengal is seen as a promising source of natural gas, but Bangladesh struggles with lagging exploration. © AFP/Jiji

FAISAL MAHMUD, Contributing writer

DHAKA -- Bangladesh is ending a yearslong hiatus on oil and gas exploration in the Bay of Bengal as it scrambles to plug dwindling energy reserves that could run out in under a decade.

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