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Most of Bangladesh out of electricity due to grid failure

"Due to problems in a transmission line the power supply has been disrupted. All teams concerned are working to repair it," Nasrul Hamid, state minister for power, told journalists in Dhaka. He assured to solve the problem within "shortest possible time."

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People of different walks of life complained about disruption in their daily lives, including in health and internet services. "My mother is in a private hospital for treatment of dengue fever. The hospital supplied electricity only for two hours from alternative sources," Md. Jashim Uddin, a banker in Dhaka's Naya Paltan area, told Anadolu Agency.