Gas Chokehold for Industries

Gas Chokehold for Industries

At Fatullah Dyeing and Calendaring factory, the usual sound of machinery has been replaced by silence amid the nationwide gas crisis. Photo: Sabit Al Hasan/ TBS

Factory in Narayanganj being repaired amid labour unrest fears

Businesspeople said gas supply to industrial facilities in Narayanganj had improved somewhat from 15 August but the crisis had intensified again

Although garment factories mainly run on electricity, backward-linkage industries – spinning, dyeing, knitting and finishing – depend heavily on gas. Photo: M Asaduzzaman Saad/ TBS

Gazipur factories ironing garments by hand

Inside a near-empty apparel factory in Ashulia. Photo: Noman Mahmud/TBS

Gas shortage grinds Ashulia factories to a halt, threatens mass layoffs

Timber being burned in a steam boiler at Haque Textile Mill in Chowala industrial area in Narsingdy on 19 August 2026 amid a nationwide gas shortage which disrupted normal industrial operations across the country. Photo: Azizul Shonchay/TBS

Narsingdi factories burn wood to keep production going

Workers burn wood in a steam boiler at Haque Textile Mill in Chowala industrial area in Narsingdy on 19 August 2026. Gas shortage has disrupted normal industrial operations across the country. Photo: Azizul Shonchay/TBS

Gas chokehold for industries