Grid collapse causes power cut in Dhaka
Parts of Dhaka district faced a power outage for about two hours on Tuesday morning as the national grid collapsed with one of its critical substations in Aminbazar going up in flames.
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Power cut for 19hrs in villages, 5hrs in cities
Cities suffered an unprecedented spell of power outage on Tuesday, over five hours at a stretch, as barely 12,500MW of electricity on average was produced, using 45 per cent of the...
Govt owes the people an apology for frequent power outage
THE health ministry asking hospitals and healthcare providers across the country to keep hand fans in stock for use during power outages shows the hollowness of the often-vaunted energy security. The instruction came in a national guideline issued by the ministry...
Boro farming faces setback due to frequent power cuts
The cultivation of irrigation-intensive crop boro faces yet another setback as a result of a water crisis amid frequent power outages that, in certain areas, last up to 18 hours.