Bangladesh, Nov. 23 -- Overhead power lines and cobweb of cables, an eyesore in Dhaka and other major cities, are yet to be shifted underground despite assurances and promises by the authorities concerned.

Both Dhaka north and south mayors as well as State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid have been saying for long that cables would go underground but there seems to have been little progress.

Nasrul on Monday said the work would be done within the next four years, one year less than the time limit had spoken about in early February 2020.

"The work on underground cabling has already started and it's now in progress in Dhanmondi area of the city," he said while inaugurating the installation of 5kW vertical win...