Power-starved people hem in Ctg PDB office

Several hundred power-starved people yesterday laid a siege to the city's Agrabad Bidyut Bhaban, the Chittagong regional head office of Power Development Board (PDB), demanding uninterrupted supply of electricity.

Chittagong Juba Sangram Parishad and Chittagong City unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) organised the programme where people from all walks of life participated spontaneously.

The demonstration was peaceful with additional police forces deployed on and around the PDB Office premises.

At one point, Chief Engineer of Chittagong region Aminul Islam came out of his office and assured the agitating people of putting best efforts to reduce the amount of load-shedding.

"Ensuring uninterrupted power supply would be difficult, unless the generation of electricity rises" he observed.

Later, the demonstrators submitted a memorandum to the chief engineer.

Earlier, a protest rally was held in front of Singapore-Bangkok Market led by the Parishad Chairman Chandan Dhar.

The speakers at the rally said erratic power supply has been paralysing the normal activities and hampering productions at industries. Identifying the examinees of on-going Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) Examination as the worst sufferers, they demanded smooth supply of power during the examinations.

Vehicles plying the busy Agrabad Sheikh Mujib Road were stuck in a traffic jam during the demonstration.