Sylhet, Sept. 11 -- The residents of Sylhet city are facing a severe electricity crisis as frequent load -shedding since Wednesday has caused immense suffering amid sweltering heat.

Large parts of the city plunged into darkness on Wednesday evening, leaving residents struggling to cope with.

The Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) in Sylhet said the country is experiencing power cuts due to several major plants going off suddenly because of mechanical failures.

BPDB officials, however, expressed the hope that the situation may improve within two to three days.

Officials in Sylhet said multiple outages are being carried out both during the day and night owing to a shortage in the national grid. The crisis could ease if supply fro...