Bangladesh in hot seat over Adani's power deal.

In mid-March, Bangladesh started testing the transmission of electricity from a massive 1,600 MW coal-fired plant in neighbouring India that has stirred major controversy in both countries.

While the supply of electricity for commercial use from this plant is likely to begin next month, confusion and secrecy around the terms of the agreement and how much Bangladesh could be forced to pay have intensified discontent in the country.

Built by Adani Power Ltd - India's largest private power company founded by Gautam Adani - the $1.7bn Godda plant in India's Jharkhand state has drawn flak in Dhaka for the 'lopsided nature' of the power purchase agreement (PPA) that a number of experts say has favoured the Indian multibillionaire on several fronts. Al Jazeera has reviewed a copy of the agreement.

Under the agreement, Dhaka will pay significantly higher prices - in comparison to what it pays for its other coal-based power - for lower-grade coal...