Bangladesh suffers from gas supply crunch

Consumers across the country have been facing a gas supply shortage for three consecutive days due to disruptions in the offloading of imported LNG.

Factories in different parts of the country have halted production, CNG fuelling stations are running dry and households are struggling to cook since the shortage hit on Tuesday, according to bdnews24.com.

However, the situation began to alleviate on Thursday and will return to “100 per cent” normal by Friday afternoon, claims Md Rafiqul Islam, director of Petrobangla's Operations and Mines Department.

It will, however, take several hours for the restoration of regular supply at the fuel offloading to reach other parts of the country. As such, a gas supply crunch was still felt in Dhaka.

Households are experiencing a similar situation - no gas, so no cooking. Those who have other options can adapt to the situation to some extent, but the rest face a dilemma.