Dhaka, March 29 -- The much demand of gas for household necessities like cooking, commercial or industrial purposes and for electricity production now is a burning question for the nation.

The demand for gas is rising with the rising population both in the rural and urban areas.

To meet that demand, we should first think of getting more gas from our own sources. We are lucky that we have found gas in Cumilla, Sylhet and other areas of the country by which we are meeting the demand of gas.

The gas supply now is the lowest since April 2020, shows data from Petrobangla in a development that informs the acute crisis plaguing the industrial sector as well as households.

At present, the gas supply is about 2,500 million standard cubic feet ...