, Feb. 3 -- Experts and leaders on Tuesday urged a national consensus to overhaul Bangladesh's energy sector, warning that chronic overcapacity, heavy import reliance, and governance failures now pose a critical threat to economic stability and security.

Speaking at a policy dialogue in the city, they warned that without cross-party agreement and continuity in core energy policies-regardless of political change-the sector's mounting financial stress could undermine industrial growth, strain foreign exchange reserves and weaken macroeconomic stability in the years ahead.

The dialogue titled 'Sustainable Pathways for Next Government to Overcome Power and Energy Crisis', held at the CIRDAP auditorium organised by Just Energy News.

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