Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation

Chairman Md Rezanur Rahman appointed 2 February 2026 per Ministry of Public Administration notification (jagonews24.com); his appointment date cross-checked against reporting in india.com and bdnews24.com identifying him by name as BPC Chairman in March-April 2026. BPC was established by Presidential Ordinance No. 88 dated 13 November 1976 under the Bangladesh Petroleum Act 1974 (Banglapedia, Wikipedia). BPC oversees eight subsidiaries: ERL (wholly owned), LP Gas Limited (wholly owned), ELBL (wholly owned), PTCPLC (wholly owned), Padma Oil Company PLC (joint venture), Meghna Petroleum Limited (joint venture), Jamuna Oil Company Limited (joint venture), and SAOCL (50% stake). The restructuring to five entities (Meghna+Jamuna merger; ERL+ELBL+SAOCL merger) was approved May 2026. Diesel price history cross-checked: Tk 100/litre held through April 2026 per The Daily Star; raised to Tk 115 on 7 May per BSS and Daily Star. Eastern Refinery shutdown dates: CDU halted 12 April 2026, resumed 7 May 2026 (26 days) per BSS, New Age, Financial Express, and Daily Star. The Bangladesh-US energy MoU was signed on 14 May 2026 (US date) at US DOE, Washington; BPC is the designated sectoral implementing entity for petroleum product imports. Annual budget figure not published in accessible form on BPC website as of May 2026; BPC budget 2025-26 page exists at bpc.gov.bd but detailed figures are in Bangla PDF not extracted here. Verification based on 2+ primary sources for all material claims.