Utilities
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
Power restored in Dhanmondi, Mohammadpur, Mirpur after 5 hours
"Power transmission was restored at the substations at 11:00am"
No power in parts of Dhanmondi, Agargaon, Mohammadpur, Mirpur
"Power outages on public holidays are very disappointing, that too from early morning. It's been more than four hours"
Why should we continue to subsidise gas and power, asks PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said consumers should pay the actual purchasing cost of gas and electricity to avail the utilities' supply.
After power, now gas to get costlier
The government has hiked the gas price for industries and power production, effective from next month.
Wasa terms report on MD’s 14 houses 'baseless'
Denouncing a recent Bangladesh news report that its Managing Director Taqsem A Khan owns 14 houses in the United States, Dhaka Wasa has termed the report "baseless and fabricated".
Sewerage lines of 342 Baridhara houses linked to lakes: Atiqul
Sewerage lines of 342 out of 550 houses in Dhaka's Baridhara Diplomatic Zone are connected to lakes and drains.
BERC recommends 15pc hike in retail power tariff
The technical evaluation committee of the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has recommended raising retail electricity price by 15 percent.
4 posh Dhaka city areas: sewers of 85pc houses lead to lakes, drains
Sewerage lines of 2,265 out of 3,830 houses in Dhaka's Gulshan, Baridhara, Niketan and Banani are connected to lakes and drains.
Gas supply to remain shut in parts of Dhaka for 11hrs tomorrow
Gas supply will remain suspended in different parts of Dhaka for 11 hours from 1pm tomorrow due to emergency works in pipeline.
Wasa MD got Tk 5.8cr as salaries, benefits in 13yrs
Dhaka Wasa Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Taqsem A Khan has been paid Tk 5.8 crore as salaries and other benefits over the last 13 years.
