Habiganj, Sept. 15 -- Gas supply to the national grid resumed on Monday morning from Well No. 3 of the Rashidpur gas field in Bahubal upazila of Habiganj, following renovation work.

Surman Bikash Das, deputy general manager of Rashidpur Gas Field, said around 8 million cubic feet of gas will be supplied daily from the well.

Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Limited (Bapex) began the renovation of the decades-old well on July 12, completing the work at a cost of approximately Tk 73 crore.

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Following this, a new gas layer was discovered on September 5.

Officials estimate the newly accessed layer could yield about 25.55 billion cubic feet of gas over the next ...