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Titas Gas cuts illegal connections

The Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution PLC on Wednesday removed illegal gas connections and collected fines in different areas of Narayanganj, Munshiganj, Narsingdi and Gazipur...

2 Bangladeshis killed in gas explosion in Saudi Arabia

Two Bangladeshi citizens were killed in car gas explosion at Tabuk in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia...

BIDA urges BERC to revise gas price hike

The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority has urged the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission to revise the recently announced gas price hike, saying that otherwise, it would affect the economic momentum. ..

Tackling emissions, powering growth

angladesh finds itself navigating a delicate balance between rapid economic development and urgent climate action. As the world’s seventh most climate-vulnerable nation, the country contributes a modest 0.4 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions, yet its domestic emissions are growing at an alarming 5.6 per cent annual rate. This increase stems from the twin...

Gas price increase for industries unjustified, discriminatory

AN INCREASE of 33 per cent in prices of gas for use as raw materials and captive power in the industrial sector that the Energy Regulatory Commission announced on April 13 with an immediate effect is worrying for industries that plan to get new connections or expand their consumption. The plan is discriminatory. The increase will force factories seeking to use gas for...

Nobel Literature Prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa dies in Peru

Peruvian writer and Nobel literature laureate Mario Vargas Llosa died on Sunday at the age of 89, his family announced, ending the era of Latin America’s literary golden generation...

Businesses warn gas price hike to discourage investments

Manufacturers in the country’s different sectors have warned that the hike in the prices of gas for new industrial and captive connections and for existing industrial connections in case of additional use would discourage new investments...

Gas price increased by 33pc for industries

The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission on Sunday announced a 33 per cent increase in gas prices for industries planning to get new connections or expand with additional gas consumption.

‘Borbaad’ leads Eid films

Dhallywood megastar Shakib Khan-starrer ‘Borbaad’ has been leading the Eid films since its release on Monday, said film industry insiders on Wednesday...

Areas in Dhaka likely to face low pressure in gas supply for 12 hours

Vast areas in the capital and its outskirts may experience low pressure in gas supply for 12 hours from Wednesday evening to Thursday morning.

Six burnt in gas explosion in Dhaka

Six people sustained burn injuries in a gas cylinder explosion at the Pakistan Maat area in Dhaka on Monday night.

Consumers may face low gas pressure in Dhaka Tuesday, Wednesday

Consumers in vast areas around the capital may experience low gas pressure for 24 hours, from Tuesday to Wednesday...

Gas supply to remain off for 8hrs in northern parts of Dhaka tomorrow

Gas supply will remain suspended for eight hours in the northern part of Dhaka on Thursday...

Pangas: unlocking export potential, ensuring food security

BANGLADESH is home to two species of Pangas fish: pangasius pangasius, which inhabits open water bodies such as rivers, floodplains and beels and Pangasianodon hypophthalmus, a species predominantly cultured in closed water systems such as ponds and ghers. Over the years, Pangas — particularly Pangasianodon hypophthalmus — has emerged as the most...

Gas supply to remain off for 10 hours in Dhaka areas tomorrow

Gas supply will remain suspended for 10 hours in different areas in the northern part of the capital on Thursday...

Six burnt in Chandpur gas stove explosion

Six members of a family, including three women, were burnt in a gas stove blast at a flat in Koralia area of Chandpur district town early Sunday...

CNG stations to remain close from 2:30pm to 7:00pm

The government on Wednesday said that the compressed natural gas refueling stations in the capital would remain close from 2:30pm to 7:00pm during the Ramadan...

Bangladesh decides to import two cargos of LNG

The advisory committee of the government purchase in a meeting on Wednesday approved two proposals for importing two cargos of liquefied natural gas...

Eight people sustain burns in N’ganj gas explosion

Eight people, including four children, sustained severe burn injuries in a fire caused by a gas pipeline leak at a tin-shed house in Siddhirganj upazila of Narayanganj early Monday.

PUBLIC HEARING ON GAS PRICE HIKE: BERC blasted by consumers

Frequent booing and screams of the word ‘shame’ filled the air inside the indoor venue in Dhaka where the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission on Wednesday held its public hearing on the gas price hike proposal of up to 152 per cent...

Gas price hike will deter investment: businesses

The country’s business leaders strongly criticised the government’s proposal to raise gas prices by 150 per cent for new industries and industrial expansion, calling it a discriminatory move that could deter future investors and make Bangladesh less attractive for business...

Textile unit closures may surge amid rising gas prices: BTMA

Bangladesh Textile Mills Association president Showkat Aziz Russell on Tuesday said that textile sector in Bangladesh might experience a surge in factory closures as a result of further hike in gas prices...

Gas supply to remain off in different Dhaka city areas today

Gas supply will remain suspended for nine hours in different areas of Dhaka city on Tuesday...

One of Ashulia gas cylinder blast victims dies at hospital

Shiuly Akter, 32, one of the 11 victims who sustained burn injuries in a gas cylinder blast in Savar died while undergoing treatment at a Dhaka hospital on early Sunday...

4 children among 11 hurt in Ashulia gas cylinder blast

At least 11 people, all members of the same family, including four children, sustained burn injuries in a gas cylinder explosion while making rice cakes at their house at Ashulia on Friday night.

Govt should overhaul power, energy sector policies

THE misuse of three special energy funds — set up with money set aside from gas and electricity sales every month to reduce power and energy sector expenses by investing in least cost power production, natural gas exploration and production and energy efficiency — tells how the Awami League government, toppled in a mass uprising in August 2024, breached laws...

Gas supply to remain off in northern Dhaka areas for 13hrs

Police use baton, sound grenades, teargas on recommended pry teachers

Police charged batons, and fired sound grenades and teargas shells and sprayed water through canons on protesting recommended primary school teachers, whose appointments were cancelled through a High Court order on February 6, to disperse them from a Dhaka city road Monday afternoon...

Bangladesh Gastroenterology Society holds meeting

The newly elected committee of Bangladesh Gastroenterology Society held the inaugural meeting at the La Meridian in Dhaka on Saturday...

Three of family burnt in Ashulia cylinder blast

Three members of a family sustained burn injuries in a gas cylinder explosion in Ashulia, outskirts of Dhaka Thursday afternoon...