Tri-state residents fuming because other areas got power back sooner
On Tuesday night, residents of Gulshan, Banani and Baridhara were beside themselves with rage after learning that electricity supply to other areas of Dhaka city resumed earlier than the posh part of town (PPT) following the eight-hour blackout due to a failure in the national grid.
According to reputable sources, the electricity supplies in a lot of areas outside the PPT resumed one, two and, believe it, three hours before Wifi was back on in the diesel generator-powered living rooms of the tri-state area.
Dhoni Malik, a resident of Baridhara, talked to Satireday over phone at 8:30pm that night, and one could hear the despair in his voice.
"This is too much to take man, I thought we were living in a developed country," he said.
When reminded that Bangladesh were still very much not a developed country, he started weeping.
"I started watching the second part of the fourth season of Stranger Things just this afternoon, and that's when the power went out. The mobile data also stopped working after a while and I had to stop watching midway, let alone be able to call anyone. Wait, I am talking to you, so that means …" the line went dead.
"Man, why are you splitting hairs. Do you think it's possible to speak the King's English under duress? I meant a developed part of the country."
Concerned at the desperation that was emanating from the other end of the call, this correspondent asked if everything was okay.
"NO, IT'S NOT! I started watching the second part of the fourth season of Stranger Things just this afternoon, and that's when the power went out. The mobile data also stopped working after a while and I had to stop watching midway, let alone be able to call anyone. Wait, I am talking to you, so that means …" the line went dead.
Neela Asman, a resident in Gulshan, was in no better state. On this correspondent's visit to her apartment building, she could barely hear herself speak because of the roar of generators all around her.
Neela was reluctant to let the correspondent into her apartment, saying that it would raise the room temperature and render the air condition a little less effective.
"And then, heavens forfend we will have to rely on ceiling fans. Please pray that it does not come down to ceiling fans and that my daughter can watch the latest episodes of The Crown tonight. She needs it after such a tough day. I cannot imagine why places like Mirpur and Mohammadpur needed the electricity back first. They always use candles." Neela said and slammed the door.
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