Bangladesh, April 21 -- The government has relaxed regulations governing the distribution and use of industrial gas, allowing factories greater flexibility to reorganise equipment and reallocate unused gas loads with fewer layers of approval - an initiative aimed at improving efficiency and reducing operational costs.

The Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Division issued a circular on Monday detailing the revised guidelines, which are intended to ease long-standing operational constraints faced by industrial users.

Business leaders have welcomed the move, noting that it will streamline production processes, particularly in energy-intensive sectors such as textiles.

Under the updated rules, industrial units will be permitted to rearra...