Businesses threaten movement unless power crisis ends in 48 hours
UNB
Publish: 10 Sep 2024, 12:48 PM
Photo Credit: Dhaka Tribune
Sylhet,
Sept 10 (UNB) - Business people in Sylhet have threatened to go for movement if
the power crisis in the district is not resolved in the next 48 hours.
Bangladesh Dokan Malik
Shamity, Sylhet, Sylhet Metropolitan and District Businessmen Oikkya Kalyan
Parishad said this in a joint statement on Monday.
According to the
statement, the local businesses are facing severe losses due to excessive load
shedding in Sylhet in every half an hour.
Due to the frequent load
shedding shoppers avoid going to markets leading to reduced sales every day.
The statement said the
authorities are failing to meet the demand for 700 MW electricity in the
division. is not being met in the entire division.
If the power problem in
Sylhet is not resolved immediately, the businessmen will go for movement
unitedly.
Load shedding has been
increasing across the country as power generation from gas-based stations is
still below the expected level.
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