The telecommunication services are likely to be disrupted in some parts of the country following the national power grid failure on Tuesday, Association of Mobile Telecom Operators of Bangladesh (AMTOB) has said.
“Due to national power grid failure, telecommunication services may be disrupted in some parts of the country. We are sorry for the inconvenience,” it said in a statement.
According to officials at Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) and Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB), the transmission line tripped somewhere in the eastern part of the country, especially districts on the east of Jamuna river.
Following the grid failure, all power plants tripped one after another and electricity supply went off in Dhaka, Chattogram, Sylhet, Barishal and Mymensingh divisions.
