No gas for 18 hours a day in capital’s Jatrabari, Dania, Shonirakhra, Rayerbag areas

Staff Reporter :

Residents of Dhaka South City Corporation’s Jatrabari, Dania, Shonirakhra, Rayerbag endure a grueling 18-hour daily gas blackout, a torment that has plagued some 2.5 lakh people for a long year.

Despite faithfully paying their Titas Gas bills in full, families here find their lines dry during peak hours, forcing them to resort to hazardous electric stoves or skip meals altogether. This crisis, unfolding in the capital’s newest ward, exposes glaring infrastructural failures and official indifference, leaving even local representatives powerless in their pleas for relief.

The ordeal pictures of daily desperation in this bustling neighborhood. Gas trickles in-if at all-only after 10pm, often vanishing by dawn, leaving households without fuel from morning till late night. Residents report water gushing through pipes instead of gas, rendering midnight bursts of pressure useless for cooking. “We get no gas during the day, ever,” one local lamented, echoing complaints that span seasons, from sweltering summers to biting winters. Protests, including sit-ins at Titas Gas offices, have yielded nothing but frustration, as bills arrive religiously while supply remains a rarity.

This crisis signifies deeper systemic woes in Bangladesh’s urban gas distribution.
The frustration boils over into hopelessness. Protests fizzle without response and daily life grinds on without a gas flame in the Dhaka South City Corporation’s 60, 61, 62, 63, 64 words.