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Nurses use torches as energy crisis grips Bangladesh, and India can't help easily
Bangladesh News: Bangladesh is facing its worst energy crisis in almost 20 years. Districts are grappling with hours-long blackouts, crucial industries are struggling, and nurses at a hospital had to use torches to tend to patients. And India might not be able to help its neighbour bridge the widening power gap.
Bangladesh is facing its worst energy crisis in almost 20 years. Districts are grappling with hours-long blackouts, crucial industries are struggling, and nurses at a hospital had to use torches to tend to patients. And India might not be able to help its neighbour bridge the widening power gap.
"I have never experienced this level of load-shedding," said a resident of Dhaka. Another Bangladeshi said that the frequent and extended periods of power cuts reminded him of the 90s when people went to buy kerosene for lanterns. Go to Facebook and search 'Bangladesh power cut', 'Dhaka load shedding' or 'Bangladesh blackout' and you will find thousands of people discussing how bad the electricity supply situation is. Bangladesh is facing its worst power crisis in decades. Such is the situation that Dhaka-based The Daily Star reported that nurses were using torches in Barishal to tend to patients.
Prolonged power cuts, gas shortages and fuel constraints are disrupting homes, businesses and factories across Bangladesh. What began as a problem in the power sector has now spilt into almost every part of the economy, threatening industrial production and the country's crucial export sector.
