, Jan. 13 -- Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed on Tuesday said the government has prepared a long-term energy strategy recognising fuel security as one of Bangladesh's major challenges.

"Energy remains a critical issue for the economy as both power and energy sectors rely heavily on a secure supply. Without assured fuel supply local production will be affected," he told reporters after separate meetings of the Advisers Council Committee on Public Purchase and the Advisers Council Committee on Economic Affairs at the Secretariat.

"There are two dimensions-power and energy. A comprehensive approach has been taken. This includes offshore drilling initiatives and utilisation of coal including domestic coal resources. All these have been c...