Telecommunication services are likely to be disrupted in some parts of Bangladesh following the national power grid failure on Tuesday, the Association of Mobile Telecom Operators of Bangladesh (AMTOB) has said.
“Due to national power grid failure, telecommunication services may be disrupted in some parts of the country. We are sorry for the inconvenience,” it said in a statement.
The national power transmission grid failed at 2:05pm – causing blackout across Bangladesh, except some parts of the north.
According to officials at the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) and the Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB), the transmission line tripped somewhere in the eastern part of Bangladesh, especially districts on the east of the Jamuna River.
Following the grid failure, all power plants tripped one after another and the electricity supply went off in Dhaka, Chittagong, Sylhet, Barisal and Mymensingh divisions.
