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
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.
PDB to launch hotlines for its clients next year
Bangladesh Power Development Board will open a call centre for its 36 lakh power consumers next year.
"Water to be more expensive for affluent areas, cheaper for impoverished ones"
LGRD Minister Md Tajul Islam has said that no subsidy will be provided by Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Dhaka WASA) from now on.
WASA to bring Dhaka under 100% permanent sewerage network by 2030
Dhaka WASA has taken plans and initiatives to bring the capital city under 100 percent permanent sewerage network by 2030, LGRD Minister Tajul Islam told parliament today (August 30, 2022).
Water Treatment Plant: Wasa project not paying enough dividends
Three years ago, Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Dhaka Wasa) inaugurated the Padma-Jashaldia water-treatment plant to bring treated water of Padma to Dhaka.
Another hike?
When Dhaka residents are already burdened with hikes of fuel, essentials and transport fare, Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Dhaka Wasa) recently proposed to hike water tariff by 25 percent for residential connections and 19 percent for commercial ones.
Ctg Wasa to hike water tariff yet again
Just six months after its last tariff hike, Chattogram Water Supply and Sewerage Authority is set to impose another hike -- of more than 38 percent -- in an apparent bid to bridge the gap between production cost and existing water price.
Thousands suffer as gas supply suspended in Brahmanbaria for 3 days
Gas supply — both residential and commercial —in Sadar and Sarail upazilas of Brahmanbaria has been suspended from early today (July 31, 2022) due to pipeline relocation work under the four-lane highway upgradation project from Ashuganj river port to Akhaura land port.
Water in the gas line!
Households of the capital’s Mir Hajirbagh have been facing a gas crisis for months. But that problem may seem trivial when compared to the looming danger.
Wasa pushes for area-wise water tariff
Dhaka Wasa yesterday proposed resetting its tariffs such that low-income people can get water at a much lower rate than the wealthy.