Bangladesh’s gas shortage has moved beyond temporary disruption and is emerging as a serious threat to industrial production, exports and employment. In major industrial areas including Narsingdi, Narayanganj, Gazipur, Savar-Ashulia, Bhaluka in Mymensingh and Sreepur in Gazipur, gas pressure has fallen so sharply that many gas-dependent factories have either suspended production or are operating far […]

A fresh gas crisis has emerged in Bangladesh after a floating liquefied natural gas terminal was forced to shut down amid disruptions to scheduled LNG imports, with officials and industry insiders attributing the latest deterioration partly to alleged inefficiency and poor management at the state-owned Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company Limited (RPGCL). RPGCL, which operates under […]

Chattogram’s Shah Amanat International Airport is experiencing frequent load-shedding as a gas shortage cuts electricity generation, with power reportedly going off 10 to 12 times a day, airport officials said. The interruptions are affecting parts of the airport’s routine operations, particularly lighting. Passengers have expressed frustration on social media after experiencing sudden power cuts, especially […]

A severe shortage of natural gas has disrupted industrial production in Mymensingh’s Bhaluka industrial zone, forcing 20 factories to send workers home before the end of Thursday’s shift. Workers reported for duty as usual on Thursday morning, 20 August, but production could not continue normally because of critically low gas pressure. By lunchtime, employees at […]

A Dhaka court has rejected an application seeking to file a case against 27 people, including former interim government Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus and former Law Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul, over alleged vandalism and arson at the residence associated with Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Dhanmondi 32. The application was dismissed after the court found […]