Bidyut offices attacked Total chaos in power sector
Demos, blockades, human chain continue all over country
Storming on Palli Bidyut Samities, road blockades, demonstrations and gherao of Upazila Nirbahi Officers offices continued yesterday in different parts of the country protesting against the ongoing power outage.(The Daily Star)
In recent days, frequent power crisis prompted the local people to stage demonstrations, gherao UNO offices and vandalise Palli Bidyut Samities in different districts of the country, according to our correspondents.
They said the scenario of load shedding in the rural areas is worse than the city areas. In the rural areas, power crisis is so acute that people hardly get electricity even for couple of hours a day. Most of the day and night they had to pass without power, alleged the sufferers.
Palli Bidyut offices at Austogram upazila in Kishoreganj and Tarakanda, Fulbaria, Nandail in Mymensingh came under attacks on Thursday. Palli Bidyut office in Mymensingh town also came under attack.
Human chain programme was staged at Karimganj upazila and Rupsha-Kajdia road in Khulna demanding uninterrupted power supply.
Our Kishoreganj Correspondent reports, agitated people of Austogram upazila yesterday attacked local Palli Bidyut office demanding smooth power supply in the area.
Sources said, several hundred people staged demonstration in front of the Palli Bidyut office. At one stage they attacked and vandalised the complain centre of the Palli Bidyut office.
Later, they also gheraoed local UNO office protesting the frequent blackouts in the upazila and pelted stones towards the office protesting the frequent load shedding.
On information, police rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control.
Sarbodoliya Bidyut Rakkha Songram Committee at Karimganj upazila under the same district yesterday formed a human chain programme in front of the Upazila Parishad building from 12 noon to 3:00 pm protesting frequent power outage. On Wednesday, they observed hartal in the upazila demanding regular power supply.
Addressing the human chain programme, the speakers demanded at least 12-hour uninterrupted electricity supply a day in the upazila. Otherwise, they warned that greater movement programme would be announced to materialise their demand.
Local MP Mujibul Haque Chunnu assured the people to solve the power crisis within a week.
Sarbodoliya Bidyut Rakkha Songram Committee leader and Upazila Awami League president Mamun Chowdhury, Zahirul Haque Tipu, BNP leader Rafiqul Islam, among others, addressed the function.
In Khulna, local people, outraged over frequent load shedding, yesterday blocked a road and gheraoed a complaint centre of Palli Bidyut Samity in Rupsha upazila demanding uninterrupted power supply.
The power hungry agitators laid siege to Kajdia Palli Bidyut Samity's complaint centre and blocked the Rupsha-Kajdia road for an hour from 10:00 am.
Police prevented the angry people when they tried to ransack the centre.
Police said local people assembled near the Kajdia complaint centre, but no untoward incident took place on the day.
Our Mymensingh Correspondent said Palli Bidyut Samity offices at Tarakanda, Fulbaria, Nandail and Mymensingh were also came under attack yesterday. The agitated people brought out separate processions and thrown stones towards Bidyut offices demanding smooth power supply.
In recent days, frequent power crisis prompted the local people to stage demonstrations, gherao UNO offices and vandalise Palli Bidyut Samities in different districts of the country, according to our correspondents.
They said the scenario of load shedding in the rural areas is worse than the city areas. In the rural areas, power crisis is so acute that people hardly get electricity even for couple of hours a day. Most of the day and night they had to pass without power, alleged the sufferers.
Palli Bidyut offices at Austogram upazila in Kishoreganj and Tarakanda, Fulbaria, Nandail in Mymensingh came under attacks on Thursday. Palli Bidyut office in Mymensingh town also came under attack.
Human chain programme was staged at Karimganj upazila and Rupsha-Kajdia road in Khulna demanding uninterrupted power supply.
Our Kishoreganj Correspondent reports, agitated people of Austogram upazila yesterday attacked local Palli Bidyut office demanding smooth power supply in the area.
Sources said, several hundred people staged demonstration in front of the Palli Bidyut office. At one stage they attacked and vandalised the complain centre of the Palli Bidyut office.
Later, they also gheraoed local UNO office protesting the frequent blackouts in the upazila and pelted stones towards the office protesting the frequent load shedding.
On information, police rushed to the spot and brought the situation under control.
Sarbodoliya Bidyut Rakkha Songram Committee at Karimganj upazila under the same district yesterday formed a human chain programme in front of the Upazila Parishad building from 12 noon to 3:00 pm protesting frequent power outage. On Wednesday, they observed hartal in the upazila demanding regular power supply.
Addressing the human chain programme, the speakers demanded at least 12-hour uninterrupted electricity supply a day in the upazila. Otherwise, they warned that greater movement programme would be announced to materialise their demand.
Local MP Mujibul Haque Chunnu assured the people to solve the power crisis within a week.
Sarbodoliya Bidyut Rakkha Songram Committee leader and Upazila Awami League president Mamun Chowdhury, Zahirul Haque Tipu, BNP leader Rafiqul Islam, among others, addressed the function.
In Khulna, local people, outraged over frequent load shedding, yesterday blocked a road and gheraoed a complaint centre of Palli Bidyut Samity in Rupsha upazila demanding uninterrupted power supply.
The power hungry agitators laid siege to Kajdia Palli Bidyut Samity's complaint centre and blocked the Rupsha-Kajdia road for an hour from 10:00 am.
Police prevented the angry people when they tried to ransack the centre.
Police said local people assembled near the Kajdia complaint centre, but no untoward incident took place on the day.
Our Mymensingh Correspondent said Palli Bidyut Samity offices at Tarakanda, Fulbaria, Nandail and Mymensingh were also came under attack yesterday. The agitated people brought out separate processions and thrown stones towards Bidyut offices demanding smooth power supply.
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