July 09, 2026
The country's third blackout this year has left an already exhausted population of nearly 10 million people in the dark overnight
The power minister had said on Sunday that the shutdowns had removed 3,000MW of power from the national grid
A median household spends around 12% of monthly income on electricity since the country’s top power distributor raised prices by 10%
He says the previous government’s deals favoured investors, not the state
Rates now range from Tk 5.32 to Tk 17.35 per unit across usage slabs
Power-saving curbs return nationwide as Eid relaxation ends and demand pressures rise again
State-owned power distributors seek up to Tk 2.05 per unit hike in margins
It proposes to raise wheeling charges to Tk 0.49 per unit from the existing Tk 0.31
