Dhaka's Jurain, Shyampur residents protest prolonged gas, power shortages
4 September 2026
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Utilities
Over 164,000 Chattogram residents targeted in new safe-water initiative
4 September 2026
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Utilities
Gas crisis slows factories, disrupts life in Gazipur
3 August 2026
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Utilities
Chattogram gas crisis leaves households without cooking fuel
2 August 2026
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Utilities
3 days without power: Japan Garden City residents in distress
9 July 2026
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Utilities
Ctg WASA gets full-time MD after 18 months
21 May 2026
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Utilities
Unapproved digging led to two workers’ deaths in Ctg Wasa project: Probe body
1 May 2026
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Utilities
Gas supply to remain suspended for 16hrs in Savar, Gazipur tomorrow
9 October 2025
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Utilities
Power returns to parts of capital after 2.5-hr blackout
22 June 2025
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Power and Energy
DSCC administrator gets additional role as WASA MD
18 May 2025
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Utilities
Port City finally getting central sewerage system, 59 years after CWASA formed
Fifty-nine years after Chittagong Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (CWASA) was formed, Port City residents are finally getting a central sewerage system.
22 January 2022
Ctg Wasa to install 173 hydrants to assist Fire Service in controlling fire
Chattogram Water Supply And Sewerage Authority (Wasa) is working to install 173 fire hydrants in Chattogram city to provide easy access to water to the fire service during fire.
19 January 2022
Fire service introduces new hotline 16163
Fire Service and Civil Defence introduced new hotline number 16163 for the central control room in Dhaka for any fire related emergency service.
11 January 2022
Gas supply to remain suspended in southern parts of Dhaka tomorrow
Gas supply to southern parts of Dhaka is scheduled to remain suspended tomorrow for four hours between 12 noon to 4pm, for relocation of gas pipeline under the Padma Bridge Project.
19 December 2021
No water scarcity next dry season
Residents of Dhaka will not face any scarcity of drinking water during the next dry season, other than exceptions that could arise due to technical glitches, said Taqsem Khan, managing director of Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa), yesterday.
4 December 2021
Causing waterlogging while trying to fix it!
For three days straight, Ujir Ali Shah Lane at the port city’s Rahattar Pool area has been submerged, causing immense suffering to residents. But the question is, why would the road be waterlogged, that too in the dry season?
20 November 2021
No fault of their own
Ninety families living at Mohammadpur’s Japan Garden City have not been able to cook anything since Wednesday, as Titas cut the gas line of Capital Apartment building.
18 November 2021
Gas supply to be suspended in Gulshan, Banani, nearby areas tomorrow
Gas supply will remain suspended for eight hours in several areas of Dhaka city tomorrow for pipeline relocation to facilitate the implementation of the Dhaka Elevated Expressway project.
17 October 2021
Bhumijo's toilet for women, children, and people with disabilities opened at DMCH
A modern toilet for women, children, and people with physical disabilities has been inaugurated at Dhaka Medical College Hospital premise. Additional secretary from ministry of health and family welfare Md Saidur Rahman inaugurated the facility.
30 September 2021
Gas supply in some Dhaka, N’ganj areas to remain suspended today
Due to urgent repair work on damaged pipelines, gas supply will be suspended for nine hours starting at 12pm today in several areas of Dhaka and Narayanganj.
30 September 2021
Fire Service changes Dhaka central control room contact number
The contact number of Dhaka Central Control Room of the Fire Service and Civil Defense Directorate has been changed.
27 September 2021
What a waste of water!
A whopping 34 percent of annual revenue of Chattogram Wasa simply drips into thin air.
23 September 2021
Development projects must not harm environment: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today stressed the importance of keeping the environment in mind while taking on any development project.
12 September 2021
Frequent power cuts make life unbearable in Tangail
Frequent load shedding has turned the life of Tangail people unbearable in hot weather condition and paralysed business operations for the last one week.
8 September 2021
Watch your step: Road 800m, lidless manholes 10, woes manifold
Maneuvering through the 800-stretch of a connecting road in South Matual is tantamount to partaking in extreme sports, with danger lurking every few steps.
7 September 2021
What are guidelines for, if not followed?
Bangladesh Institute of Planners (BIP) yesterday demanded that the authorities follow road digging guidelines for their works to reduce public suffering.
31 August 2021
BCC cleaners return to work after Mayor Sadiq's request
Cleaners of Barishal City Corporation (BCC) have returned to work tonight following request of BCC Mayor Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah.
21 August 2021
Some areas in Dhaka to see disruption in gas supply tomorrow
Gas supply will remain suspended in different areas of the capital for 10 hours from 9am to 7pm tomorrow.
13 August 2021
Much-hyped underground cable work in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi set to start next month
Dhaka Power Distribution Company (DPDC) will start physical work on taking overhead cables underground in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi area next month as part of its mega project to ensure safer transmission of electricity.
11 August 2021
Mosquito menace on the rise in Brahmanbaria town
In many areas across the Brahmanbaria town, mosquitoes descend upon neighbourhoods every day after sunset. But these days, even during daytime, their numbers are so high that people are finding it hard to stay home.
8 August 2021