Bangladesh is taking steps to conserve electricity, which its factories need to keep stitching together the world's clothing. The final Ramadan holidays started early for university students in Bangladesh, on March 9, but for all the wrong reasons. The country's main schools announced that classes were canceled, effective immediately and continuing until later this month. The government shut the campuses to save electricity — a drastic response to the global energy crunch caused by the war in the Persian Gulf. "It doesn't feel like a vacation to me," said Abdullah Al Mahmud Mehedi, 23, who has been studying for a master's degree in social sciences at the University of Dhaka.  Like other countries, Bangladesh is worried about its supply of crude oil and natural gas. Access to the gas is of particular concern. About half of Bangladesh's electricity comes from power-generation facilities that burn gas. Nearly a t...