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
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
PM for ending subsidies on electricity, water
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked the authorities concerned to gradually come out from the trend of subsidies, initially on utilities like electricity and water, to reduce the burden on the state coffer
Cyclone Hamoon: Power may be restored in Cox’s Bazar, Ctg by 3:00pm tomorrow
Says State Minister Nasrul Hamid
Coordinated call centre launched to tackle power emergencies
A coordinated call centre with hotline number, 16999, has been launched in the power sector through which consumers of any distribution company can lodge a complaint and get a solution
Gas supply to remain suspended in Banani for 4hrs tomorrow
Gas supply to the capital's Banani area will remain suspended for four hours tomorrow due to an emergency pipeline replacement work
Gas supply to be suspended in Banani for 2hrs tomorrow
Gas supply will remain suspended for two hours in Dhaka's Banani area tomorrow for emergency pipeline replacement work
Taqsem's term as Wasa MD extended for 6th time
Taqsem A Khan's term as Dhaka Wasa managing director was today extended by three years
Gas supply to remain halted in parts of Dhaka for 8 hrs tomorrow
Gas supply will remain suspended in different areas of capital for eight hours, from 10:00am to 6:00pm, tomorrow
Fire at Muradpur sub-station in Ctg disrupts power
Electricity supply has been disrupted in different areas of Chattogram after a fire broke out at Muradpur 33/11 sub-station this evening
Nat'l grid to get power from 2nd Rampal unit soon
The second unit of the 1,320MW coal-fired Maitree Super Thermal Power Plant in Bagerhat's Rampal has been synchronised with the national grid today