Dhaka, March 13 -- State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has announced the new schedule for CNG filling stations and irrigation pumps to ensure the maximum availability of gas and electricity at the consumer level during Ramadan.

Accordingly, CNG filling stations for six hours daily from 4pm to 10pm from Wednesday to Apr 6. Meanwhile, electric irrigation pumps will run from 12am to 6am.

A government notice issued a day ago stated that CNG stations would be closed from 5pm to 10pm, but the downtime has now been extended by an hour.

The state minister said that the decision was made to keep power and fuel supply uninterrupted during the month of fasting and the irrigation season.

On Tuesday, the Energy and ...