BRAC Bank, Titas Gas partners to facilitate utility bill

BRAC Bank has signed an agreement with Titas Gas Transmission & Distribution Plc for partnering on online gas bill collection. Under the agreement, BRAC Bank, through its nationwide branch & sub-branches will accept gas bill from metered & non-metered domestic & industrial clients of Titas Gas. The bank will also

No headway in Titas smart prepaid meter project

Though two separate deals were signed with the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank about a year ago to install some 17.5 lakh (1.75 million) smart pre-paid metres, the Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company has made little progress in implementing the project. "Only some individual consultants were appointed by

Titas Gas faces major challenge in service delivery

With 7 percent system loss, the new management of the Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company PLC has been facing the biggest challenge in its service delivery. "Some 7 percent system loss means the organisation loses Tk 150-180 crore per month in revenue," said Shahnewaz Parvez, the new managing director of

ADB gives $190m more for rural road dev

Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company has disconnected over 600,000 illegal connections after conducting operations for more than one and a half years. The state gas distributor has recovered around Tk 350 billion in this campaign since October 2021, including arrears, Tk 1.8 billion in fines and additional bills were received,

Titas Gas faces assaults from local lawmakers: MD

Managing director of Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited Md. Haronur Rashid Mullah has alleged that sometimes staff of his organisations have to face assaults from supporters of local lawmakers when they move to take action against illegal gas connections in different areas in Dhaka, Narayanganj and Manikganj. "But after

Gas explosions took 82 lives in 3 years in Narayanganj

At least 82 people died in gas explosion-related fires in Narayanganj over the last three years, according to police and fire service. This excludes the number of victims of such fire incidents who died while receiving treatment. Although gas pipeline leaks and cylinder explosions are the leading causes of these recorded

Worry as Titas sees profit falling

The last fiscal year was a rough ride for Titas Gas, according to officials, thanks to a drop in gas distribution charges while the cost of sales and administrative expenses surged. These factors have eaten into the profit of the gas transmission and distribution company for FY22, forcing Titas to announce

Union Bank signs deal with Titas Gas

Union Bank Limited has signed an agreement with Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited on Thursday, a press release said. Under the agreement, customers will be able to pay the Titas Gas bills through all branches, sub-branches and iBanking facility of the bank. Md Nazrul Islam, DMD of Union

Disruption in gas supply until June 16

Consumers may experience trouble in gas supply from Monday to Wednesday due to disruption in delivery of imported liquefied natural gas (LNG). Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Ltd said consumers may experience disruption or low pressure in gas supply from June 14-16 as unloading of LNG from ships is being