Power outage

Power outage

If a nation’s electricity is unreliable or structurally uncompetitive, its digital economy starts with a disadvantage. Photo: TBS

Grid failure cuts power generation by 5,370MW; recovery may take until 10pm

Gas-fired generation plunged by 60% and coal-fired output by 39% within an hour, disrupting electricity supply in parts of Dhaka, Chattogram and other areas.

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Power outage not cause of mass fish deaths in Jashore: Probe

Jahangirnagar University to enforce one-hour daily load shedding amid energy crisis

Jahangirnagar University to enforce one-hour daily load shedding amid energy crisis

Snow ploughs clear snow from the tarmac during a winter storm at LaGuardia Airport in New York City, on 23 February 2026. Photo: Shannon Stapleton/Reuters

Blizzard batters Northeast, thousands of flights cancelled in US

A de-icing crew works during winter storm Fern on a Southwest Airlines flight at Nashville International Airport in Nashville, Tennessee, US January 24, 2026. Photo: Andrew Nelles/USA Today Network via REUTERS

Power plant outages surge in Eastern US amid restricted gas supplies, frigid weather

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Scheduled maintenance triggers temporary power outages in parts of Dhaka, rural areas

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Cenbank power outage halts day's cheque clearing

Busbar malfunction caused sudden blackout in parts of Dhaka last night: Power Grid Bangladesh

Busbar malfunction caused sudden blackout in parts of Dhaka last night: Power Grid Bangladesh

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Power returns to parts of Dhaka after 2-hour outage

People walk along a shopping street without electric lighting as police cars patrol to prevent theft and looting in the stores during a power outage which hit large parts of Spain, in Ronda, Spain April 28, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Jon Nazca

Spain, Portugal switch back on, seek answers after biggest ever blackout

A woman uses her cell phone's flashlight in the dark after Madrid Open matches get suspended due to a power outage, Park Manzanares, Madrid, Spain, April 28, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Violeta Santos Moura

Power outage hits large parts of Spain, Portugal

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Fire set to cables in Mohakhali causes power outage at nearby data centres, cuts broadband internet capacity by 30%

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Mobile internet disrupted in DU area, parts of Dhaka face frequent power outages