Power play
ACCORDING to Noor Uddin Khan, Bangladesh “will be so rich that the world will forget that it was ever a poor country.” The energy minister was enthusing about his country's gas reserves. After recent discoveries in the Bay of Bengal and on land, the government reckons that proven reserves amount to more than ten trillion cubic feet. Central and eastern parts of the country have been divided into 15 blocks, and on March 15th the government invited bids for exploration rights.
This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition under the headline “Power play”
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