In the capital of Bangladesh, Dhaka and other regions of the country, according to the Energy Development Council of the country, 140 million people were left without electricity.

The exact cause of the blackout (“plunging into darkness” - a massive power outage) is unknown, it is only reported that a power failure occurred somewhere in the eastern part of Bangladesh.

Trade points, enterprises and institutions, and also residential areas remain without electricity. The timing of the resumption of electricity supply is also not known.