New gas field discovered in Cumilla

Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Limited (BAPEX) announced discovery of a new gas field in Srikail of Cumilla's Muradnagar upazila on Tuesday, reports UNB.

The digging work started in the country's 28th gas field, Srikail East-1 gas field, on 28 October last year.

"After four months of digging, Bapex found a gas layer last night (8:00pm)," said Mohsinur Rahman, in-charge of the gas field.