Bangladesh: People face problems as gas crisis unlikely to ease anytime soon

Dhaka, July 26 (IANS) The ongoing gas crisis in Bangladesh, caused by a fire at a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) in Cox's Bazar, is unlikely to ease anytime soon, local media reported on Sunday.

The incident has reduced Bangladesh's gas supply to below 2,150 million cubic feet per day (mmcfd), down from an average of around 2,700 mmcfd that had been maintained over the past year, despite the national daily demand standing at nearly 3,800 mmcfd, United News of Bangladesh reported.