Bangladesh, Nov. 12 -- Cyclone 'Bubul' took a heavy toll on electricity supply across the country, especially in the southern region, snapping distribution lines, damaging poles and transformers.
Electricity connections in many districts across the country, including the coastal and southern areas, were disrupted, affecting some 5.0 million consumers.
Fiscal loss worth around Tk 181 million was initially assessed owing to the cyclone 'Bulbul', a senior official of the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) told the FE on Monday. Electricity supply in most of the areas resumed, and consumers of Barguna and Pirojpur were in the dark until Monday night.
Loss worth around Tk 100 million was reported in the Rural Electrification Board (REB...