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Bangladesh faces major power cuts, affecting 130 million people

More than 130 million Bangladeshis, or more than 80 percent of the country, have lived a difficult life. After a power failure This caused widespread power cuts from 2 pm local time on Tuesday. and caused the villagers to stay in the dark all night. previously Bangladesh has faced an ongoing energy crisis in recent months. Due to the increase in global energy prices following the conflict between Russia and Ukraine This makes it necessary to turn off the lights at certain times to save energy. and cause insufficient fuel to meet demand

However, the exact cause of the massive power outage has not been revealed. Only northwest Bangladesh still has electricity. The officer said he was investigating the case. but initially it is expected to be caused by system accidents At the moment, the authorities are speeding up to restore the electrical system to be able to use it normally as soon as possible.

Bangladesh experienced a major power outage in November 2014, when 70 percent of the country was without power for nearly 10 hours.