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Suspension of oxygen supply to industries to hit production The New Nation Economic Reporter : Industrial and manufacturing activities in re-rolling mills, glass factories and ship breaking yards will be hit hard by suspension of oxygen supply to industries due to high demand of oxygen at hospitals treating Covid-19 patients, say traders. Following an upsurge in Covid-19 infections in the country and export ban of oxygen from neighbouring India, the government recently decided that all available oxygen would be supplied to hospitals treating Covid patients Industry insiders fe...

India Halting Export:Oxygen crunch may turn grave Photo: Collected The sudden halt to oxygen import from India amid the second Covid-19 wave may put Bangladesh in a precarious position if the current coronavirus situation deteriorates, fear health officials and suppliers. Facing an acute shortage of oxygen due to a record rise in virus infections, India imposed a ban on export of industrial oxygen from April 22 to cope with its huge demand. Bangladesh used to meet 15-20 percent of its monthly requirement of around 5,400 tonnes of both industrial and medical oxygen through import from India. O...