No load-shedding, really?

Reading the news titled “No load shedding despite heat wave” (TDS, April 12, 2016) left me shocked. How can there be news on 'no load shedding' when there is shortage of electricity in my village in Naria thana, Shariatpur. We experience load shedding for up to 10 hours, and five of these hours are in the evening – the time that's most suitable for studying. Let me give you a very personal example. When I visited my village recently upon hearing of my father's illness, I learnt that his condition couldn't improve because he had high blood pressure, which refused to lower because there was no electricity at home. 

Moreover, my nephews and nieces are students of secondary school, and they had to study for their exams. However, they could not concentrate on their studies, thanks to the disappearing nature of our electricity. Thus, it's not true that there is no load shedding in the country; however, one could probably say that there is little load shedding in Dhaka city but this does not hold true for remote areas of the country. 

Asaduzzaman Ibrahim
Shahidullah hall
University of Dhaka