Power-outage

On one hand, there is a gas crisis, and on the other, load shedding. Public anger is growing as people struggle to get gas and electricity. With power remaining unavailable for hours, incidents of attacks on electricity distribution companies are increasing. At the same time, employees of gas distribution companies are also facing severe security concerns. The Rural Electrification Board (REB) is the country’s largest electricity distribution agency. The organization distributes electricity acro...

A fire broke out at an electrical substation in the FDC intersection area of the capital Dhaka. The incident has left several areas of the capital without electricity since Saturday afternoon. The fire broke out at the substation near the FDC intersection at around 1:30 pm Three units from the Tejgaon Fire Service rushed to the scene after being informed and brought the fire under control. Sources at the Dhaka Power Distribution Company (DPDC) said that due to the fire, power supply has r...

Residents of Japan Garden City, under Adabor Police Station in the capital, have been without electricity for three days. The prolonged power outage has caused severe suffering for nearly 10,000 residents of the housing complex. There is no water and no electricity, leaving the area in complete darkness. Flat owners and tenants are expressing frustration, while the management committee has been accused of indifference. Relevant sources said the crisis was caused by a malfunction in the ho...

Eid brought a long holiday. Schools, colleges, offices, and courts were closed. Naturally, the demand for electricity across the country was lower. Yet even during this holiday, various areas experienced power outages. In some places, electricity supply was cut off for up to five days. As a result,...