Bangladesh gas crisis

Bangladesh gas crisis

Chevron’s President of Base Assets and Emerging Countries Javier La Rosa and members of the delegation pose for a photo with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman at the Prime Minister’s Office at Bangladesh Secretariat in Dhaka on 13 September 2026. Photo: Courtesy

Chevron team meets PM, discusses investment in Bangladesh's gas sector

The discussions came amid the government’s efforts to strengthen domestic gas production.

Gazipur's industrial sector needs around 550 mmcfd of gas daily but receives only about 300 mmcfd, a shortfall of roughly 250 mmcfd, or 45% of demand. Photo: Noman Mahmud/TBS

Gas crisis pushes ceramics industry to the brink

A fle photo of Jamaat lawmaker Syed Joynul Abedin of Dhaka-4. Photo: Collected

'No gas, no bill': Jamaat MP demands bill waiver for days without supply

At Fatullah Dyeing and Calendaring factory, the usual sound of machinery has been replaced by silence amid the nationwide gas crisis. Photo: Sabit Al Hasan/ TBS

Factory in Narayanganj being repaired amid labour unrest fears

Although garment factories mainly run on electricity, backward-linkage industries – spinning, dyeing, knitting and finishing – depend heavily on gas. Photo: M Asaduzzaman Saad/ TBS

Gazipur factories ironing garments by hand

Inside a near-empty apparel factory in Ashulia. Photo: Noman Mahmud/TBS

Gas shortage grinds Ashulia factories to a halt, threatens mass layoffs

Workers burn wood in a steam boiler at Haque Textile Mill in Chowala industrial area in Narsingdy on 19 August 2026. Gas shortage has disrupted normal industrial operations across the country. Photo: Azizul Shonchay/TBS

Gas chokehold for industries

PHOTO: TBS

Gas crisis chokes plastic, ceramic industries

A visit to several filling stations in Tejgaon and Moghbazar areas in Dhaka today (29 July) found long queues of CNG-run auto-rickshaws and other vehicles. Photo: Focus Bangla

Gas crisis leaves auto-rickshaw drivers languishing in queues, facing income drop

File of an LNG vessel. Photo: Reuters

Govt fast-tracks new LNG terminal at Maheshkhali amid acute gas crisis