Utilities
Ctg grapples with frequent power cuts
Frequent power cuts over the last week have left residents of Chattogram suffering.
Gas supply to remain shut in parts of Dhaka for 8hrs tomorrow
Gas supply will remain suspended in different areas of the capital from 10:00am to 6:00pm tomorrow due to gas pipeline replacement works
Unauthorised road excavation: Dhaka Wasa caught forging DSCC official's signature
Dhaka South City Corporation today seized equipment, belonging to Dhaka Wasa, used for digging work at Lalbagh near Shaheed Abdul Alim playground
Gas supply to remain suspended in parts of Dhaka
Gas supply will remain suspended in different areas of the capital from 10:00am to 6:00pm tomorrow due to pipeline replacement works
Cyclone Remal: Southern districts face power cuts for over 36 hrs
2.70 crore subscribers of the country out of power
865,000 illegal gas connections snapped in last 2 yrs: Nasrul
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid today said in the last two years, a total of 865,000 illegal gas connections have been snapped
BPDB supplies record 16,233MW power
Bangladesh Power Development Board today supplied a record 16,233 megawatts of electricity as power demand increased due to a country-wide heatwave
Gas supply to remain suspended 10am-10pm in N'ganj tomorrow
Gas supply will remain suspended from 10:00am to 10:00pm tomorrow (Sunday) in different areas of Narayanganj for emergency repairing works on pipelines
Gas cut to hit parts of N’ganj for 72 hours from April 24
Gas supply will remain suspended in some parts of Narayanganj for 72 hours from April 24 to April 26 due to emergency maintenance works on the pipeline..Gas pressure will also remain low in the southern part of Dhaka during this time, according to a circular from Titas Gas Transmission and
Power grid failure: Electricity restored in Ctg after over 2 hrs
People of different areas in Chattogram were left without electricity for more than two hours due to a failure in local power grid this afternoon
The areas of Dhaka that will be without gas supply for 8 hours
Gas supply will remain suspended for eight hours, from 10:00am to 6:00pm, for all kinds of consumers in different areas of Dhaka due to maintenance work
Wasa can’t hike water tariff until rule formulated: HC
The High Court today declared that authorities of Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority cannot hike water tariff until a rule is formulated under the Wasa Act in this regard
Form ward-level committees to examine buildings, utility lines: HC
The High Court today directed the authorities concerned to constitute an expert committee at every ward of Dhaka city corporations to monitor the structures and buildings and their sewerage and gas lines for ensuring the safety of citizens.
Power restored in Dhanmondi, Mohammadpur, Mirpur after 5 hours
"Power transmission was restored at the substations at 11:00am"
No power in parts of Dhanmondi, Agargaon, Mohammadpur, Mirpur
"Power outages on public holidays are very disappointing, that too from early morning. It's been more than four hours"
Why should we continue to subsidise gas and power, asks PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said consumers should pay the actual purchasing cost of gas and electricity to avail the utilities' supply.
After power, now gas to get costlier
The government has hiked the gas price for industries and power production, effective from next month.
Wasa terms report on MD’s 14 houses 'baseless'
Denouncing a recent Bangladesh news report that its Managing Director Taqsem A Khan owns 14 houses in the United States, Dhaka Wasa has termed the report "baseless and fabricated".