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
Sewerage lines of 342 Baridhara houses linked to lakes: Atiqul
Sewerage lines of 342 out of 550 houses in Dhaka's Baridhara Diplomatic Zone are connected to lakes and drains.
BERC recommends 15pc hike in retail power tariff
The technical evaluation committee of the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has recommended raising retail electricity price by 15 percent.
4 posh Dhaka city areas: sewers of 85pc houses lead to lakes, drains
Sewerage lines of 2,265 out of 3,830 houses in Dhaka's Gulshan, Baridhara, Niketan and Banani are connected to lakes and drains.
Gas supply to remain shut in parts of Dhaka for 11hrs tomorrow
Gas supply will remain suspended in different parts of Dhaka for 11 hours from 1pm tomorrow due to emergency works in pipeline.
Wasa MD got Tk 5.8cr as salaries, benefits in 13yrs
Dhaka Wasa Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Taqsem A Khan has been paid Tk 5.8 crore as salaries and other benefits over the last 13 years.
BPDB submits proposal seeking 19.44% hike
State-owned Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) has submitted its proposal to the energy regulator seeking Tk 1.47 hike per kilowatt hour (each unit) at the retail level, official sources said today.
Power distributor seeks to hike retail price
Even though the state minister for power assured that the bulk power price hike would not have any implication on consumers right away, a distributor has already submitted a proposal to increase retail electricity price.
Verdict tomorrow whether electricity prices would go up
Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) is set to announce the verdict tomorrow of the review appeal of the Bangladesh Power Development Board (PDB) to hike the bulk electricity price.
Dhaka Wasa chairman accused of interference in regular works
Some Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) officials filed a complaint with the Local Government Rural Development ministry alleging that Dr Golam Mostafa, the chairman of the Dhaka Wasa Board, had illegally interfered with their daily and administrative works.
Titas cuts off 112 household connections in Dhaka's Kuril
Titas Gas Distribution Company Ltd has disconnected a total of 112 household connections under Kuril zonal office and collected around Tk 27 lakh as penalty today.