Measures aim to increase domestic supply, cut import dependence and keep factories running, he says

A trivial thought keeps pestering me like a mosquito on a humid Dhaka night -- how many burners does a kitchen actually boast, and why does it feel like the answer might upend my peace of mind?

Higher power tariffs, gas shortages and discounts are putting pressure on margins as construction activity slows

Production suffers, cooking at home stalls, power generation plummets

Gas crisis that has lasted for more than a month is disrupting production across industrial belts

100 small and large textile factories are operating by burning wood due to gas shortage and rising prices of textile waste

Factory owners said gas pressure had declined gradually before the current crisis, forcing them to operate in shifts

Excelerate FSRU may remain offline until August 23, when its next LNG consignment is due

Bangladesh’s gas supply situation has improved from the severe shortages seen last week, but industries are yet to see a meaningful recovery as a larger share of the limited supply is now being diverted to power plants.

Auto-rickshaw drivers halted traffic between Muradpur and Sholashahar Gate No. 2 after waiting overnight for fuel, saying the shortage had left them unable to earn

Supply fell to around half of the city’s daily requirement as LNG operations disrupted at Maheshkhali

After about half a month, the FSRU at Cox’s Bazar was partly repaired on Thursday

Factories run below capacity while new plants await gas, casting doubt over investment, employment

Workers struggle to cook as many households go without gas for most of the day

Bangladesh’s industrial sector is taking a heavy hit from the worsening gas crisis, which is raising operating costs and threatening the country’s export competitiveness.

Outage exposes vulnerability of LNG-dependent energy system

4 BCIC managed plants and Kafco halt production

Dhaka residents are struggling to cook daily meals amid a worsening gas crisis affecting both pipeline supplies and bottled liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).

Mousumi Mirdha, a resident of Mohammadpur in Dhaka, recently bought an induction cooker to cope with the ongoing gas shortage.

Amid an ongoing shortage of household gas supply over the past couple of months, a leak in a pipeline un