Humayun Kabir, a resident of West Razabazar in Dhaka, is eating out for breakfast, lunch, and dinner as his home has been without gas for two days. He complained instantly as he failed to find the usual crispiness in the naan ruti he ordered at a local restaurant. “Finish your breakfast with
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Gas crisis to linger as Bibiyana goes on maintenance
Despite resumption of the Summit Group's Floating Storage and Regasification Unit, one of the country's two LNG terminals, overall gas supply failed to improve. Rather, it witnessed a further fall due to the start of the Bibiyana Gas field's maintenance programme. However, officials said the Bibiyana Gas field, one of the
Gas crisis disrupts Dhaka’s daily lives
In Dhaka, a severe gas crisis stemming from a supply shortfall has forced households to find innovative solutions, significantly affecting their daily lives, health, and finances. Some opt to cook late into the night, while others brave the freezing dawn to prepare meals. A growing number are turning to electric stoves,
New gas exploration begins amid severe shortage
Amid criticism that the government has not done enough to explore new gas sources in recent years Petrobangla has started exploration work at Beanibazar and its neighbouring Baralekha and Kanaighat upazilas under Sylhet Gas Field Ltd, officials say. Mizanur Rahman, Managing Director of Sylhet Gas Field, said on Thursday that
Load Shedding: No hope of improvement before Nov: Nasrul
New schedule for load-shedding next week
The government will plan its next steps for electricity rationing after taking stock of the situation during the first week of rolling power outages, according to State Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid. Bangladesh reintroduced daily rotating blackouts with timetables for specific areas on Tuesday as part of tough measures
Load-shedding rises as power plants suffer gas crisis
The countrywide load-shedding of electricity has been rising because of a huge gas shortage that has led to a significant fall in power generation. Bangladesh Power Development Board's official data shows that the country had to resort to 1,500 MW of load-shedding on Sunday while there was a forecast of a