Bangladesh has halved the power it buys from neighbouring India's Adani Power, citing lower winter demand, government officials told Reuters on Monday, amid disagreements over dues running into hundreds of millions of dollars.

Adani Power reduced its supply on October 31, citing delayed payments from Bangladesh, which is grappling with a foreign exchange crisis.

A business tycoon marred with controversies and a country struggling to steer its way out of a crisis find themselves in a rather strange situation, albeit because of different reasons.