{
  "id": 10667443,
  "title": "Bangladesh energy crisis calls for pragmatism, not political purity",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/bangladesh-energy-crisis-calls-for-pragmatism-not-political-purity",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-29T09:57:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Asia Times",
    "slug": "asia-times",
    "url": "https://asiatimes.com/2026/09/bangladesh-energy-crisis-calls-for-pragmatism-not-political-purity/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "For more than three decades, the Bangladeshi political left has maintained an unyielding stance on natural resources like gas, coal, and minerals, insisting that state entities must develop them exclusively. Foreign energy companies are viewed with deep suspicion, while production-sharing contracts are routinely condemned as vehicles designed to siphon national wealth to foreign multinationals.…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}