Utilities

Utilities

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

3m ago

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

3m ago

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

4m ago

Cyclone Remal: Southern districts face power cuts for over 36 hrs

2.70 crore subscribers of the country out of power

4m ago

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

5m ago

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

5m ago

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

5m ago

Gas supply in northern dists to be halted for 60hrs from tomorrow night

Gas supply in northern districts under Pashchimanchal Gas Company Limited (PGCL) will be suspended for 60 hours from tomorrow night due to repairing work in the supply line

8m ago

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.

1y ago

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.

1y ago

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.

1y ago

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.

1y ago

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.

1y ago

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.

1y ago

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.

1y ago

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.

1y ago

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.

1y ago

Locals bring out procession in Siddheswari protesting water crisis

Locals at Dhaka’s Siddheswari Circular Road today staged demonstration against Dhaka Wasa, demanding uninterrupted water supply in the area.

1y ago