CNG refilling stations across the country will remain closed for seven hours from 3pm to 10 pm during Ramadan until July 1, reports UNB. The decision was taken at a meeting held at Power Division with State Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid in the chair yesterday, sources said. But, they said, the decision was not formally announced. CNG refilling stations usually remain closed for 5pm to 9 pm every day as part of the government’s gas rationing against the backdrop of countrywide nagging gas crisis. The Energy Division will issue a circular in this regard through Petrobangla. Contacted, Petrobangla chairman Ishtiak Ahmed confirmed the decision. Recently, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said CNG stations will remain open round the clock from July 1 to July 10 to ensure smooth fuel supply to passenger-carrying vehicles before and after Eid-ul-Fitr.