Utilities

Utilities

Temporary short circuit led to grid failure in southeastern region: ministry

"This occurred as part of the automatic protection system of the grid"

5d ago

Power grid failure causes outage across 21 districts

According to the Power Grid Bangladesh PLC, the situation has since returned to normal

6d ago

Cracked pipeline disrupts Ctg water supply for hours

Water supply in different areas of the Chattogram city was disrupted for around 10 hours yesterday due to a crack in the pipeline in Najumia Hat area under Hathazari upazila of the district.

3m ago

Gas supply to remain off for 10 hrs in parts of Dhaka tomorrow

Gas supply will remain suspended for 10 hours tomorrow in different areas in the capital for emergency works in gas pipeline

5m ago

Ctg grapples with frequent power cuts

Frequent power cuts over the last week have left residents of Chattogram suffering.

6m ago

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

9m 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

9m 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

10m ago

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.

3y ago

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.

3y ago

Gas crisis likely to ease from tomorrow in Dhaka

The Bibiyana gas field may add 70 million cubic feet of gas per day (MMCFD) by tomorrow morning to further ease the nagging gas crisis in the capital.

3y ago

No germs in Wasa water!

Dhaka Wasa managing director said he gets foul-smelling tap water at home too but assured that it was harmless.

3y ago

Boil water before drinking it: Wasa MD Taqsem tells Dhaka residents

Managing Director of Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) Taqsem A Khan today asked residents of the city to boil supplied water before drinking it.

3y ago

City stung by gas crisis for 2nd day

For the second day in a row, many neighbourhoods in the capital suffered an acute gas crisis yesterday, as the authorities struggled to fix the technical problems that occurred at Bibiyana Gas Field in Sylhet on Sunday.

3y ago

Locals surround, vandalise power office in Tangail over frequent load shedding

Protesting frequent load shedding, a group of angry locals, including students, besieged the Zonal Office of Mymensingh Palli Bidyut Samity-1 at Madhupur upazila in Tangail today.

3y ago

Possibility of gas shortage on second day of Ramadan as well

Like yesterday, the first day of Ramadan, there is a possibility of limited gay supply in Dhaka and surrounding areas today.

3y ago

LPG price hiked by Tk 48 to Tk 1,439: BERC

Consumers will have to buy Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) at a higher price as Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has re-fixed the price of 12 KG LPG cylinder at Tk 1,439 from the existing Tk 1,391 with effect from 6 pm today.

3y ago

Ctg WASA MD withdraws salary hike proposal of Tk 4.50 lakh

The managing director (MD) of Chattogram Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (CWASA), AKM Fazlullah, has withdrawn his proposal to increase his basic salary from Tk 1.80 lakh to Tk 4.50 lakh.

3y ago