World Cup Power Cuts Spark Protests and Violence in Bangladesh
A punishing heatwave coupled with relentless power outages has plunged public life across Bangladesh into chaos. Outraged consumers have staged demonstrations, blocked major national highways, and besieged electricity offices in Tangail, Jhalakathi, and Dhaka’s Dohar sub-district to protest against unbearable load-shedding and alleged institutional mismanagement. In Netrokona’s Kendua, the frustration turned violent when a mob […]
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