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CNG show kicks off Nov 22

Star Business Report
A four-day exhibition on compressed natural gas (CNG) is set to begin in Dhaka on November 22, aiming to expand the market for natural gas-based vehicles and accessories, by creating awareness about the technology and safety issues, organisers said yesterday.
Organisers said the exhibition, the first of its kind in Bangladesh, will bring together about 40 local and foreign companies that are engaged in manufacturing and trading of various CNG products, such as cylinders, kits, accessories, compressors and dispersers.
"We are pleased to inform that CNG sector companies from 16 countries will attend the event," said Md Kamaluzzaman, chief executive of Global Event Management Services, the organiser of the exhibition, at a press conference at Dhaka Reporters Unity.
The exhibition, scheduled to take place at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre, came amid growing concerns among commuters in the wake of explosions of the cylinders of CNG-run, which brought safety issues to the fore.
The number of CNG conversion workshops stood at 130 and CNG filling stations at 296 in October, providing refuelling services to 146.235 CNG vehicles, according to
official figures of the Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company Ltd (RPGCL).
An increase in CNG driven vehicles also fuelled a rise in natural gas consumption. CNG consumption rose by 78 percent, from 6.71 billion cubic feet to 11.99 billion cubit feet in the fiscal year 2006-07.
Demand for CNG has been estimated at 20.4 billion cubic feet for fiscal 2007-08, according to official data.
"We want to create awareness among users as it a capital-intensive and accident-prone sector. The risk of accidents increases when vehicles are not converted properly,” said Zakir Hossain Noyon, general secretary of Bangladesh CNG Filling Station & Conversion Workshop Owner Association.
The exhibition, also supported by RPGCL, Petrobangla and Asia-Pacific Natural Gas Vehicle Association (ANGVA), is also expected to convene a workshop on safety issues regarding CNG cylinders.
A seminar on the problems and prospects of the CNG sector in Bangladesh will also take place at the fair. The Daily Star, Channel i and Radio Foorti, among others, will be present as media partners.
“This exhibition is expected to rectify the problems associated with this sector. People will have direct access to correct information directly from the suppliers,” said GEMS Chief Md Kamaluzzaman.
• The fair will conclude on November 25.