Dhaka, May 4 -- The government eyes the import of a total of six spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes this month, the highest in a single month, in order to meet the mounting summer demand.

State-run Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company Ltd (RPGCL) has already bought five spot LNG cargoes for May delivery windows, a senior RPGCL official told The Financial Express on Saturday. He said the RPGCL's tender to buy one more cargo for May 30-31 delivery window is also open along with two more spot LNG cargo tenders for June 26-27 and July 2-3 delivery windows.

The country's demand for energy has gone up since early April with the advent of summer, which is expected to grow further with the rise of mercury.

Bangladesh purchased four spot LNG...