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 transmission was restored at the substations at 11:00am"

"Power outages on public holidays are very disappointing, that too from early morning. It's been more than four hours"

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said consumers should pay the actual purchasing cost of gas and electricity to avail the utilities' supply.

The government has hiked the gas price for industries and power production, effective from next month.

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 out of 550 houses in Dhaka's Baridhara Diplomatic Zone are connected to lakes and drains.

The technical evaluation committee of the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has recommended raising retail electricity price by 15 percent.

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 will remain suspended in different parts of Dhaka for 11 hours from 1pm tomorrow due to emergency works in pipeline.

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.

State-owned Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) has submitted its proposal to the energy regulator seeking Tk 1.47 hike per kilowatt hour (each unit) at the retail level, official sources said today.

Even though the state minister for power assured that the bulk power price hike would not have any implication on consumers right away, a distributor has already submitted a proposal to increase retail electricity price.

Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) is set to announce the verdict tomorrow of the review appeal of the Bangladesh Power Development Board (PDB) to hike the bulk electricity price.

Some Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) officials filed a complaint with the Local Government Rural Development ministry alleging that Dr Golam Mostafa, the chairman of the Dhaka Wasa Board, had illegally interfered with their daily and administrative works.

Titas Gas Distribution Company Ltd has disconnected a total of 112 household connections under Kuril zonal office and collected around Tk 27 lakh as penalty today.

Locals at Dhaka’s Siddheswari Circular Road today staged demonstration against Dhaka Wasa, demanding uninterrupted water supply in the area.

Bangladesh Power Development Board will open a call centre for its 36 lakh power consumers next year.

LGRD Minister Md Tajul Islam has said that no subsidy will be provided by Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Dhaka WASA) from now on. 

Dhaka WASA has taken plans and initiatives to bring the capital city under 100 percent permanent sewerage network by 2030, LGRD Minister Tajul Islam told parliament today (August 30, 2022).