Half of the homes that lost power had their power restored by the evening. In a post on Facebook, Zunaid Palak, Technology Minister, said power would be restored by 8 p.m. in the nation’s capital city of Dhaka, where some 22 million plus people reside.

In recent months, Bangladesh has been experiencing a major power crisis due to the global increase in energy prices. Since July, the country has mandated cuts in an attempt to conserve electricity, with outages lasting up to 13 hours a day.

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