Bangladesh Has Issued 8 Green Sukuk. Almost None of Them Come With a Progress Report.
Bangladesh has issued 8 sukuk. 7 of them carry a sustainability label. Almost none of them have meaningful post-issuance reporting.
Bangladesh Owns 118,000 sq km of Offshore Gas Fields and Still Pays BDT 407 Billion a Year to Import LNG
Despite securing vast offshore gas rights in the Bay of Bengal, Bangladesh remains heavily dependent on costly LNG imports—spending about BDT 407 billion annually—highlighting a real-world case of stranded asset and transition risk impacting the national economy.
The World calls it Climate Finance. Bangladesh calls it another Loan it has to Repay.
The money is arriving. It’s just arriving with a repayment schedule. A landmark Oxfam–Fair Finance Asia–ADPC report released March 26, 2026 assessed 40 climate projects across Bangladesh and the Philippines, and the findings are brutal.