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Ctg businesses for speedy gas exploration to face crisis

CCCI chief Saifuzzaman Chowdhury speaks at a press briefing. Business leaders of Chittagong yesterday urged the government for expediting gas exploration to cope with the countrywide gas crisis. The businesses of Chittagong that have a concentration on heavy industries are also apprehending that new investment in Chittagong may come to a standstill due to government's recent decision not to give any new gas connection in the region. They said the decision would not only frustrate the entrepreneurs but also seriously hold back the flow of foreign direct investment in the country.