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"

6d ago

Power grid failure causes outage across 21 districts

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

1w 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

Mosque water the only alternative

It takes Anwar Hossain, a 60-year-old cook at a mess in the capital’s Farmgate, about an hour to make a trip to the nearest deep tube-well, get 10 litres of water, and return home.

3y ago

Good news for port city residents

A water treatment plant of Chattogram Water Supply & Sewerage Authority (CWasa) officially goes  into operation today, raising the total production to 500 million  litres per day.

3y ago

Another Ctg WASA Plant to go into operation from March 16

Sheikh Hasina Water Treatment Plant-2 (SHWTP-2) of Chittagong Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (CWASA) will go into operation formally on Wednesday (March 16, 2022), raising the total production of CWASA to 500 million litres per day.

3y ago

ADB to provide another $135 mn loan for environmentally sustainable water supply in Dhaka

The government today signed agreements with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for $135 million additional loans to improve access to and quality of inclusive water supply services and promote environmentally sustainable surface water supply in Dhaka.

3y ago

Gas supply suspended in some Dhaka areas till 9pm

Gas supply is suspended -- from 9am to 9pm -- today at different parts of Dhaka, for replacement of supply lines.

3y ago

Parts of Dhaka to see disruption in gas supply today

Gas supply will remain suspended for 12 hours in different areas of the capital from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm today due to works on gas pipeline replacement.

3y ago

Wasa imposing consequences of corruption on consumers through water tariff hike: Cab 

Consumers Association of Bangladesh (Cab) today claimed that Taqsem A Khan, managing director of Dhaka Wasa, has chosen to impose the consequences of -- system loss, misuse of water, corruption and mismanagement in the organization -- on the consumers.

3y ago

Gas supply to be disrupted in parts of Dhaka today

The gas supply will remain suspended for four hours in some parts of Dhaka from 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm today due to gas pipeline replacement, said Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company.

3y ago

Dhaka residents protest proposed water tariff hike

Residents of Dhaka yesterday demanded cancellation of the Wasa initiative to increase water tariff by 20 percent.

3y ago

Rally in front of Dhaka Wasa Bhaban demands cancellation of proposed water tariff, resignation of Taqsem

Some Dhaka city residents today demanded cancelation of Dhaka Wasa’s attempts to raise water tariff.

3y ago