September 17, 2026

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Gas shortage chokes CNG pumps

A technical fault at a floating LNG terminal (FSRU) off Moheshkhali in Cox's Bazar has cut gas supply to the national grid, disrupting industries, CNG stations and other consumers, while forcing many drivers in Dhaka to wait hours to refuel.

Drivers gather outside a CNG filling station in Tejgaon after waiting for hours to refuel, as the prolonged gas shortage cuts into their daily earnings. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon

Drivers gather outside a CNG filling station in Tejgaon after waiting for hours to refuel, as the prolonged gas shortage cuts into their daily earnings. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon

Drivers gather outside a CNG filling station in Tejgaon after waiting for hours to refuel, as the prolonged gas shortage cuts into their daily earnings. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon

Drivers gather outside a CNG filling station in Tejgaon after waiting for hours to refuel, as the prolonged gas shortage cuts into their daily earnings. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon

With gas pressure too low to operate normally, dispensers stand idle at a CNG filling station in Tejgaon while employees wait for supplies to resume on Thursday, Jul 23, 2026. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon

With gas pressure too low to operate normally, dispensers stand idle at a CNG filling station in Tejgaon while employees wait for supplies to resume on Thursday, Jul 23, 2026. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon

With gas pressure too low to operate normally, dispensers stand idle at a CNG filling station in Tejgaon while employees wait for supplies to resume on Thursday, Jul 23, 2026. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon

With gas pressure too low to operate normally, dispensers stand idle at a CNG filling station in Tejgaon while employees wait for supplies to resume on Thursday, Jul 23, 2026. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon

Drivers gather outside a CNG filling station in Tejgaon after waiting for hours to refuel, as the prolonged gas shortage cuts into their daily earnings. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon

Drivers gather outside a CNG filling station in Tejgaon after waiting for hours to refuel, as the prolonged gas shortage cuts into their daily earnings. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon

Drivers gather outside a CNG filling station in Tejgaon after waiting for hours to refuel, as the prolonged gas shortage cuts into their daily earnings. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon

Drivers gather outside a CNG filling station in Tejgaon after waiting for hours to refuel, as the prolonged gas shortage cuts into their daily earnings. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon

Drivers gather outside a CNG filling station in Tejgaon after waiting for hours to refuel, as the prolonged gas shortage cuts into their daily earnings. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon

Drivers gather outside a CNG filling station in Tejgaon after waiting for hours to refuel, as the prolonged gas shortage cuts into their daily earnings. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon

Reduced LNG supply leaves a CNG filling station in Tejgaon unable to meet demand, with long queues of autorickshaws waiting to refuel on Thursday, Jul 23, 2026. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon

Reduced LNG supply leaves a CNG filling station in Tejgaon unable to meet demand, with long queues of autorickshaws waiting to refuel on Thursday, Jul 23, 2026. Photo: Shamsul Haque Ripon

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Published : 24 Jul 2026, 12:14 AM

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