Iran approved safe passage for six Bangladeshi fuel-carrying ships through the Hormuz Strait based on information provided by Bangladesh. However, five of those shipments have already been canceled by global suppliers. Petrobangla officials said the list sent to Tehran was prepared using outdated plans and documents that did not account for force majeure declarations by QatarEnergy and Oman’s OQ Trading. Both companies suspended all supplies in early March following the start of the Iran war.

The energy division’s list had included five LNG cargoes scheduled for April—four from QatarEnergy and one from Excelerate Energy. Petrobangla Chairman Arfanul Haque confirmed that these shipments are no longer valid, as suppliers extended their suspensions until at least May 8. He questioned why the canceled shipments were still listed for Iranian clearance.

An energy division official admitted that the outdated data was sent because the duration of the force majeure was unknown. The division’s joint secretary, Monir Hossain Chowdhury, said crude oil shipments were unaffected and that Petrobangla was instructed to explore whether LNG deliveries could still proceed.