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
54,000 families without power in Sylhet city
Residents in Sylhet city have been enduring power outage following waterlogging caused by excessive rainfall since yesterday (May 17, 2022).
Gas supply resumes in Dhaka
Gas supply has resumed in different areas in Dhaka city and adjoining areas from yesterday afternoon, said a Titas Gas announcement.
No gas supply in Rajshahi division for 48 hours from 10pm on Eid day
Gas supply to Rajshahi division will remain suspended for two days from the night of Eid day for expansion work.
Gas supply disruption: Dhaka, southern dists to suffer
Gas supply to different areas of Dhaka and Manikganj will be suspended for 48 hours from 10:00pm on May 3 while residents of some areas of the capital will experience low gas pressure, said Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Ltd.
Leak in water supply lines to blame
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has requested city dwellers to clean their household reservoirs regularly to prevent the spread of bacteria responsible for cholera and diarrhoea.
‘Gas price hike will worsen people’s plight’
Increasing gas and power price will make things worse for people, while they are already faced with inflation and price hike, said Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) in an online press conference they organised yesterday.
No gas for 48 hours in Savar, Dhamrai, Manikganj from 10pm on Eid day
Gas supply to all customers in Savar, Dhamrai and Manikganj will remain suspended for 48 hours – from 10pm on Eid day.
Bangladesh's gas reserves drying up
The yield of Kailash Tila, the main source for Sylhet Gas Fields Ltd, was on average 69 million cubic feet per day in 2016, but it dropped to 29 million cubic feet in January this year.
2 arrested for protesting load-shedding in Rajshahi
Police arrested two people in Rajshahi’s Tanore upazila yesterday night (April 7) while protesting load-shedding.
Gas crisis likely to ease as Bibiyana field resumes full production
After four days of disruption, the Chevron-operated Bibiyana gas field resumed full production from this morning – which is likely to end the gas crisis in parts of Bangladesh.