Bangladesh Gas Crisis
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Bangladesh faces a severe natural gas crisis, crippling factories in key industries like fertilizer and textiles, and causing widespread power outages. The crisis has led to shutdowns and protests across the country.
Bangladesh's gas crisis cripples factories, homes, and transport
Bangladesh's vital Ashuganj fertiliser factory has stood silent for over a year, a stark symbol of the nation's crippling natural gas crisis. Once a hub of activity producing urea for farmers feeding 170 million people, the state-owned facility is now a rusting shell. It closed in March 2025, unable to secure the natural gas essential for its operations. The crisis has a dual cause: declining prod…
Bangladesh’s gas crisis hits factories, homes and transport
Bangladesh's Ashuganj fertilizer factory, once a hub of activity producing over 1,000 tons of urea daily and employing more than 1,200 people, now stands as a silent, rusting shell. The state-owned fa…
Bangladesh 39-3 at lunch, trail by 107 runs in second test v Australia
Bangladesh faced a challenging start to their second innings, reaching 39 for three at lunch on day two of the second test against Australia in Mackay. They trail the hosts by 107 runs, with captain N…
Lethal left-armers star as Australia take 101-run lead against Bangladesh in second test
Left-arm pacemen Mitchell Starc and Shoriful Islam dominated a dramatic first day of the second test, taking six wickets apiece as Australia secured a 101-run lead over Bangladesh. Eighteen wickets fe…
