Dhaka, Feb. 7 -- State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has said all the overhead power cables in Dhaka and other major cities will go underground within the next five years.

"We'll do this for ensuring uninterrupted and secured power supply, not only for beautification," he said while addressing a contract signing ceremony at the Bidyut Bhaban in the city on Wednesday.

At the function, state-owned Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) signed a contract with Australian firm Energy Tron R&D KIS Group to award the Tk 25.30 crore job of taking overhead electric cables underground in four cities - Sylhet, Cumilla, Chattogram and Mymensingh.

Energy Tron will implement the project within the next 12 months wh...