Business and industrial activities were disrupted for several hours since yesterday afternoon as the national power grid failed, plunging half of the country into darkness.

The Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB) has formed a 5-member inquiry committee to investigate the reason behind the grid failure yesterday (October 4, 2022) that triggered a countrywide blackout for hours.

The failure of the national power grid caused disruptions to telecommunication and internet services in parts of the country yesterday.

The country yesterday suffered the worst power outage in eight years, which, according to officials, was triggered by a trip at a substation in Ghorashal.

At least 90% power supply was restored across Bangladesh after nearly seven hours of blackout following the national power grid failure today (October 4, 2022).  

Some parts of the country including the capital have been witnessing blackout since this afternoon (October 4, 2022) due to the national grid line failure. Below are some photos of how commuters, shop keepers and patients in the hospitals have been suffering due to the power outage.

Power supply was restored in some parts of Dhaka city under Maniknagar and Hasnabad grid substations and also a good number of districts under Sylhet, Chattogram and Mymensingh at 7pm. But supply could not be restored in the areas under Ulon grid substations in Dhaka.

About 20-25 percent electricity was restored after four hours of power outage, said a spokesperson of Power Grid Company of Bangladesh.

Patients in several hospitals in Dhaka and Chattogram cities have been suffering as many parts of the country have been experiencing power outage since this afternoon.

After the national grid line failure this afternoon, people from residential and other complexes rushed to nearby petrol pumps to purchase fuel for powering their generators.

The Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources has urged the people of the country to keep patience “as the power supply will be restored across the country as soon as possible”.

Power supply to all areas of Dhaka city will be restored by 8pm today (October 4, 2022).

National grid line failure has caused power outage in Dhaka, Chattogram, Sylhet and Cumilla this afternoon (October 4, 2022).

Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission will soon announce a fresh hike in bulk power price, said BERC Chairman Abdul Jalil yesterday.

Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) Chairman Abdul Jalil today said that they will announce the new price of electricity in "due time".

Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has cut down the price of private operators’ liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinders by Tk 35 to Tk 1,200 per 12 kg.

The first unit of the Matarbari Coal-Powered Plant in Cox’s Bazar will go into commercial production in January 2024, the project director told the parliamentary standing committee on environment, forest and climate change.

Bangladesh is unlikely to get any additional liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Qatar before 2025 as the gulf country has recently turned down a request in this regard.

Power Division or any distributing company will not be held liable if an accident happens as a result of city corporations or municipalities unlawfully connecting their networks to electric lines.

Russian crude oil cannot be refined in Bangladesh as the country’s lone refinery does not have the equipment to refine it.