New schedule for load-shedding next week

The government will plan its next steps for electricity rationing after taking stock of the situation during the first week of rolling power outages, according to State Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid. Bangladesh reintroduced daily rotating blackouts with timetables for specific areas on Tuesday as part of tough measures

Load-shedding rises as power plants suffer gas crisis

The countrywide load-shedding of electricity has been rising because of a huge gas shortage that has led to a significant fall in power generation. Bangladesh Power Development Board's official data shows that the country had to resort to 1,500 MW of load-shedding on Sunday while there was a forecast of a