The acute gas crisis, which has been plaguing the industrial sector and households, is unlikely to see a drastic improvement anytime soon.

As the holy month of Ramadan begins, there’s no respite in sight for people of Dhaka who had been dealt a bad hand to begin with. On the road, traffic somehow doubled, as anticipated, and at home, Dhaka residents had to endure shortage in gas supply.

Three days into the acute gas crisis in Dhaka, gas extraction has started from three wells in the largest gas field Bibiana.