Additionally, the Gulshan-Mirpur, Gabtoli, Shahbag, Airport and Sayedabad routes also witnessed similar shortages, leaving commuters to endure long queues and overcrowded buses amid a sharp decline in available services, Bangladeshi daily Dhaka Tribune reported. Dhaka Tribune quoted drivers Kawsar Ahmed and Rahim as saying while waiting at a filling station. The gas supply reduction has impacted household kitchens the most, with gas pressure reducing to near zero or flickering feebly in many parts of Dhaka. Disruption of regular gas supply has forced many low-income families to build temporary clay stoves and cook with firewood. Others who can afford it have started using expensive electric cookers or LPG cylinders, further increasing their household spending.