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Some Sylhet areas still without electricity, power supply may be restored by evening

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Some parts of Sylhet and Sunamganj districts are still without electricity as power supply is yet to be restored in the areas -- 49 hours after a fire broke out at the 132/33 KV substation in Sylhet's Kumargaon on Tuesday morning.

Power supply in some parts of Sylhet district, including the city, and Sunamganj district under Palli Bidyut were restored on Tuesday night but other city areas and Sunamganj's Jagannathganj upazila under Power Development Board still remain without electricity, our local correspondent reports.

Sylhet Palli Bidyut Samity General Manager Engineer SM Hasnat said that power supply has been restored though alternative sub-stations in eight upazilas under Palli Bidyut on Tuesday evening.

But the power supply in Sylhet's other upazilas and some areas in Sunamganj under Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) remain cut off till filing this report around 12:30pm.

Md Jewel Rana, assistant engineer (sale and distribution) of BPDB in Sylhet, said, "So far, 70 percent connection have been restored and we hope that power supply in other areas will be restored by this evening."

 

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Some Sylhet areas still without electricity, power supply may be restored by evening

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Some parts of Sylhet and Sunamganj districts are still without electricity as power supply is yet to be restored in the areas -- 49 hours after a fire broke out at the 132/33 KV substation in Sylhet's Kumargaon on Tuesday morning.

Power supply in some parts of Sylhet district, including the city, and Sunamganj district under Palli Bidyut were restored on Tuesday night but other city areas and Sunamganj's Jagannathganj upazila under Power Development Board still remain without electricity, our local correspondent reports.

Sylhet Palli Bidyut Samity General Manager Engineer SM Hasnat said that power supply has been restored though alternative sub-stations in eight upazilas under Palli Bidyut on Tuesday evening.

But the power supply in Sylhet's other upazilas and some areas in Sunamganj under Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) remain cut off till filing this report around 12:30pm.

Md Jewel Rana, assistant engineer (sale and distribution) of BPDB in Sylhet, said, "So far, 70 percent connection have been restored and we hope that power supply in other areas will be restored by this evening."

 

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