Dhaka, April 19 -- Bangladesh has moved to buy three spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes by mid-June to meet mounting summer demand.

State-run Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company Ltd (RPGCL) floated three separate tenders to procure three spot LNG cargoes for May 22-23, June 5-6 and June 12-13 delivery windows, a senior RPGCL official told The Financial Express Saturday.

The country's energy demand has gone up since March with the advent of summer and is expected to grow further with the rise of mercury.

Bangladesh has been buying three spot LNG cargoes for the delivery windows of March and April, respectively.

The bid winners will deliver the LNG cargoes at Moheshkhali Island in the Bay of Bengal, with options to discharge the car...