Grid disaster: Half of Bangladesh hit by power outages
Trouble started in the eastern zone of the national grid, leaving large areas of the four divisions without power
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Trouble started in the eastern zone of the national grid, leaving large areas of the four divisions without power
At least 130 million people in Bangladesh were without power on Tuesday afternoon after a grid failure caused widespread blackouts, the government's power ..
On Tuesday, at least 130 million people were left without power across Bangladesh, the officials indicated. According to reports, the country’s power grid malfunctioned around 2:00 pm (local time) and this led to major blackouts across the nation of 168 million people affecting 75%-80% of the country.
Authorities worked to restore electricity to 120 million customers in 48 of the nation’s 64 districts.
Power outage has hit several areas of Bangladesh, including capital Dhaka, port city of Chattogram and Sylhet, due to a collapse of the South Asian country's national grid.Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) Director of Public Relation, ...