The gas crisis has deepened sharply as severe low pressure and outages continue across Dhaka, compounding winter hardships for residents.
Gas pressure had already been low in many areas, but further reductions since Wednesday have left several neighbourhoods completely without supply. Cooking has become increasingly difficult, with residents reporting either no gas at all or flames too weak to boil water.
Titas Gas said on Friday that although a gas distribution pipeline damaged beneath the Turag River at Aminbazar by the anchor of a cargo trawler has been repaired, water entered the line during repair work. Combined with reduced gas supply to the city, this has resulted in severe low pressure across the Dhaka metropolitan area. The company said efforts are ongoing to restore normal pressure and apologised for the temporary inconvenience.
Bilquis Akhtar, a resident of Rampura, said weak gas supply had long disrupted daytime cooking, but the situation has worsened in recent days. “For the past two days, there has been no improvement, even in the evening. Gas pressure remains low at night as well. We have been managing with a rice cooker or buying food from outside,” she said, adding that LPG use has also become difficult due to cylinder shortages and higher prices.
Residents across Gabtoli, Asadgate, Mohammadpur, Bosila, Lalmatia, Dhanmondi and surrounding areas reported similar conditions, indicating the widespread nature of the crisis.
Shakila Rahman of Mohammadpur said gas briefly returned with high pressure on Thursday morning but went off within minutes.
“It hasn’t come back since. For now, I’m managing with an electric stove,” she said.
Titas Gas said gas pressure has been reduced across Dhaka since Wednesday as repair work continues, after water again entered the pipeline following initial repairs.
