Online Desk :
To solve the power crisis, there will be two-hour load shedding from Tuesday (July 19). This load shedding will be ‘experimental for a temporary period’. Everyone will be informed in advance, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid said on Monday.
The other steps that are being explored to save power include cutting down office hours, implementing a work-from-home policy and introducing an area-wise load shedding schedule, he said.
We are planning to close petrol pumps once a week from tomorrow, he said at a media briefing today (Monday).
Bangladesh has been grappling with a power crunch as the war in Ukraine continues to drive up the cost of fuel in the international market.
The state minister had previously suggested hiking fuel prices in the country to keep in step with the global market.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina also stressed the need for austerity in electricity consumption as rising costs forced a rollback in power production.
(More details to follow)
