LPG cylinder blasts in the country has so far killed 38 people and injured 72 others, State Minister Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid told Parliament on Tuesday.
“The explosions took place at different times for lack of awareness about and incompetence in using LPG gas cylinders,” he said replying to a starred question from Bangladesh Workers Party MP Lutfun Nesa Khan (Reserved Seat-48).
The state minister mentioned various activities of the Department of Explosives to prevent LPG explosions and raise the awareness of people in this regard.
The activities include regular inspection of cylinder storing places and cylinder testing centres.
In reply to another starred question from Awami League MP Shahiduzzaman Sarker (Naogaon-2), Nasrul Hamid said the system loss in electricity distribution has dropped to 9.35 percent from 14.33 percent in the last 10 years.
“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.
