Locals alleged that local influentials, who owned several CNG filing stations in the district, are selling gas illegally tempering meter in collaboration of some corrupted officials of Bakhrabad Gas Distribution Company Limited (BGDCL).
Sale of illegal gas has come into the light recently, after BGDCL authorities cut down gas connections of 10 CNG filling stations.
In a press briefing recently, Md Rezaul Islam Khan, managing director of the BGDCL, said: “We severed gas connections of 10 CNG stations as those CNG station were selling gas illegally.”
He alleged that Ali Monsur, secretary of Comilla CNG Pump Association, with the help of Ehsanul Haque Pathawary and Abul Bashar, ex-general manager and deputy general manager of the BGDCL respectively, had been dodging a good amount of taxes for long.
Later, the two officials were transferred from the BGDCL, said BGDCL sources.
According to the BGDCL, BGDCL authorities with the help of Comilla district administration severed gas connection of Rahman CNG Filling Station on September 26, Bhuiyan CNG Station on September 27, Nur and Brothers CNG Station and Saburia CNG Station on October 8, Sakura CNG Station in Burichang upazila on October 9, Highway Link CNG Filling Station and RNR CNG Filing Station on October 10, River View CNG Filing Station and Mukti CNG Filling Stations on October 17, in allegation of selling excessive gas by meter tempering and also fined them.
BGDCL sources said “These CNG stations stole gas worth of Tk4 crore every day and Tk120 crores every month.”
Ali Monsur said: “I am not involved with meter tempering and BGDCL cut down gas connection of my CNG station over anger.”
He confessed that some CNG filling stations’ owners were involved with this illegal activities. However, Abul Bashar, ex-deputy general manager of BGDCL, ignored the allegation against him and said I had never involved with illegal activities.
Thursday, June 04, 2026
