, Jan. 10 -- A severe gas crisis triggered by low pressure in Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution PLC's network has disrupted daily life across much of the capital, forcing residents to seek costly and inconvenient alternatives.

Most areas of Dhaka fall under Titas' gas distribution network, officials said.

For nearly a week, they said, widespread pipeline faults have resulted in extremely low pressure-or no supply at all-in many neighbourhoods, making cooking and other household activities nearly impossible.

Residents say that what Titas describes as 'low pressure' is, in reality, an almost complete absence of gas.

As a result, they said, daily routines have been severely hampered. Many households are buying LPG cylinders at infl...