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Around 21 districts in the southern region of the country, including the entire Barishal Division and parts of Khulna Division, were plunged into darkness on Saturday evening following a major power grid failure.
According to officials at Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB), the grid collapse began at 5:45 pm in one district and then gradually spread across the 21 districts, UNB reports.
However, the power transmission was restored within 45 minutes to one hour in all the affected areas, they said.
“A good number of districts had their power supply restored within 15 to 20 minutes due to the prompt measures taken by PGCB,” said the transmission entity in an official statement.
It added that the transmission system is currently operating normally following the restoration across the Barishal and Khulna regions.
The reason behind the massive grid failure could not be confirmed immediately, as no PGCB official could determine the exact cause as of filing this report.
So far, no committee has been formed to investigate the incident, an official said.