Amid the ongoing gas crisis, the government has given new connections to some 40 industries, but there is no hope for 57 CNG filling stations waiting for their turns for the last two years.
The domestic and commercial consumers and captive power producers will also have to wait till 2013 to see an improvement in gas supplies and get new connections, a senior Petrobangla official
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CNG likely to cost more in a day or two
The government is likely to raise the price of compressed natural gas in a day or two, officials said.
The decision would be taken by the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission on a proposal sent by Petrobangla to raise the CNG price.
Petrobangla, the state run oil, gas and mineral resources corporation, sent the proposal to
CNG time bomb ticks
Passengers of CNG-run public transports are running the risk of cylinder explosion as several thousand such vehicles are in service across the country with CNG cylinders beyond their usability limit.
Officials concerned told New Age that the cylinders installed in the vehicles in mid-80s in the country were still in service beyond their lifespan although they should undergo fitness test
Drive against CNG auto-rickshaw drivers within a week
The government on Wednesday ordered the authorities concerned to launch a drive against unruly CNG-run auto-rickshaw drivers and owners responsible for passengers’ sufferings in the capital.
The order came in the wake of widespread complaints against the drivers of the three-wheelers that they were always reluctant to run on meter, rather charged extra-fare from the passengers,
Public hearing on proposed CNG price hike ends in chaos
The public hearing held on Tuesday by Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission on Petrobangla’s proposal for increasing the price of compressed natural gas for end users ended in chaos after lengthy altercations.
Throughout the hearing, the main topic of debates between the BERC, Petrobangla, consumers,
CNG price hike likely next month
The government is likely to increase the prices of CNG (compressed natural gas) early next month, a senior official of Bangladesh Energy Regula-tory Commission (BERC) said.
BERC has received such a proposal from the Petrobangla about a month ago, BERC chairman Yusuf Hossain told daily sun
Drivers ignore meter compliance
Commuters in the capital city had to pay exorbitant fares on Sunday, the first of the new arrangement, as the drivers of CNG-run auto-rickshaws, barring a few exceptions, continued to charged more and refused to go by the meter.
Auto-rickshaw drivers charged fares in excess, often several times more that the newly fixed