38 People Lose Lives in LPG Cylinder Blasts So Far: Nasrul

So far 38 people have been killed and 72 others wounded by LPG cylinder explosions in the region, State Minister Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid told Parliament on Tuesday.

"The explosions took place at different times due to lack of awareness and incompetence in the use of LPG gas cylinders," he said in response to a starred question from MP Lutfun Nesa Khan of the Bangladesh Workers Party (Reserved Seat-48).

The State Minister listed the Department of Explosives ' various activities to deter LPG explosions and to increase people's awareness in this regard.

The activities include regular inspection of cylinder storing places and cylinder testing centers.

In response to another starred question from Awami League MP Shahiduzzaman Sarker (Naogaon-2), Nasrul Hamid said the network deficit in the delivery of electricity has declined from 14.33 percent in the last 10 years to 9.35 percent.

“The system loss in electricity distribution was 14.33 percent in 2008-09 fiscal and that came down to 9.35 percent in 2018-19 fiscal showing a 4.98 percent fall,” he said.

Source: UNB