UNB, Dhaka

The country experienced over 1000 MW of load shedding on the second day of the weekend yesterday demand for electricity is relatively low compared to working days.
According to officials at the state-run Power Development Board (PDB), the country generated about 3,511 MW of electricity against the demand for more than 4600 MW.
However, the PDB claimed that the demand was below 4,500 MW and the load shedding was about 850 MW.
To tackle the situation, the PDB had to go for massive load shedding across the country. [Read more]