An evening without lights: Power outage in pictures

Shopkeepers sit behind their wares illuminated by the glow of candle lights as Dhaka experiences a blackout due to a failure in the National Grid Line. Photo: Amran Hossain
Some parts of the country including the capital have been witnessing blackout since this afternoon (October 4, 2022) due to the national grid line failure. Below are some photos of how commuters, shop keepers and patients in the hospitals have been suffering due to the power outage.

A scene of Dhaka city during the blackout. The entire Dhaka was plunged into darkness since the evening of Tuesday, October 4, 2022. Photo: Palash Khan

A patient is on his bed at a ward without electricity in National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Rehabilitation (NITOR) in Dhaka in the evening on Tuesday, October 4, 2022. Photo: Firoz Ahmed

A man searches for medicine in his store with his mobile torch during the blackout in Chattogram city on Tuesday, October 4, 2022. Photo: Rajib Raihan

People seen in a queue to buy fuel for generators set up at their buildings in the capital. Photo: Rashed Shumon

Photo: Amran Hossain
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