Bangladesh, Feb. 19 -- The energy ministry has set deadline until June 2019 for Titas Gas and until February for other gas marketing and distribution companies to remove illegal piped natural gas connections across the country.
The Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources (MPEMR), in a recent directive to the gas marketing and distribution companies, also stated that the top officials of these state-run companies will be made liable, if any illegal gas connection is found after the respective deadline, a senior official told the FE on Monday.
MPEMR will issue DO (demi-official) letter to all the members of parliament (MPs) soon, seeking their support to amputate illegal gas connections across the country.
The MPEMR's move to strea...