Dhaka, Oct. 30 -- Gas supply has been suspended in Brahmanbaria after a connection line was punctured, causing inconvenience for residential and commercial customers in the district town.

The incident occurred on Thursday at 4:00pm in Ulchapara during the construction of a four-lane highway, according to Mohammad Shafiqul Haq, the engineer of Bakhrabad Gas Distribution Company Limited (BGDCL) in Brahmanbaria.

He said the six-inch pipeline of the Bakhrabad gas transmission line was punctured after an excavator struck it, causing gas to leak.

The contractor's staff immediately informed BGDCL authorities, and a technical team rushed to the site.

To repair the connection line, BGDCL later shut down the transmission line located in Sadar U...