Dhaka, Oct. 10 -- The government has decided to permanently halt the provision of new residential gas connections through pipelines, Energy Adviser Muhammad Fawzul Kabir Khan announced yesterday.
Speaking to reporters after inspecting the worn-out section of the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway at the Sarail-Bishwaroad intersection in Brahmanbaria, the adviser said the decision was made in light of the country's dwindling domestic gas reserves and the growing burden of costly imports.
"No more pipeline gas connections will be given to residential homes - that era is over. Our domestic gas supply has dropped sharply, and we now have to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) at Tk 60-65 per unit," he said.
"With such high import costs, it is not financial...