Utilities
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
Dhaka Wasa gets new chairman
Prof Sujit Kumar Bala has been appointed as the new chairman of the Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) board
Gas supply cut in parts of Mohammadpur
Titas Gas authorities suspended gas supply to six housing societies in the capital’s Mohammadpur yesterday.
Gas supply to remain halted in some parts of Dhaka tomorrow
Gas supply in some areas of Dhaka will remain suspended for three hours from 2:00 pm tomorrow due to emergency replacement of pipelines..There will be no gas supply in Moghbazar-Mouchak-Malibagh Railway Gate areas on the north side of the road during the three hours for emergency replaceme
Major gas leak in Rupganj repaired after 12 hours
There was no gas supply for at least 12 hours yesterday in some areas of Rupganj, Narayanganj
Gas cut to hit parts of N’ganj for 72 hours from April 24
Gas supply will remain suspended in some parts of Narayanganj for 72 hours from April 24 to April 26 due to emergency maintenance works on the pipeline..Gas pressure will also remain low in the southern part of Dhaka during this time, according to a circular from Titas Gas Transmission and
Power grid failure: Electricity restored in Ctg after over 2 hrs
People of different areas in Chattogram were left without electricity for more than two hours due to a failure in local power grid this afternoon
The areas of Dhaka that will be without gas supply for 8 hours
Gas supply will remain suspended for eight hours, from 10:00am to 6:00pm, for all kinds of consumers in different areas of Dhaka due to maintenance work
Wasa can’t hike water tariff until rule formulated: HC
The High Court today declared that authorities of Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority cannot hike water tariff until a rule is formulated under the Wasa Act in this regard
Form ward-level committees to examine buildings, utility lines: HC
The High Court today directed the authorities concerned to constitute an expert committee at every ward of Dhaka city corporations to monitor the structures and buildings and their sewerage and gas lines for ensuring the safety of citizens.
Power restored in Dhanmondi, Mohammadpur, Mirpur after 5 hours
"Power transmission was restored at the substations at 11:00am"
