বাঙ্গালী জাতির গৌরবময় ইতিহাস, মুক্তিযুদ্ধ, স্বাধীনতা ও সার্বভৌমত্ব এবং জাতীয় সংস্কৃতির জন্য অপমানজনক কোনকিছু এই ব্লগে লেখা যাবে না।

Blackouts likely for another 3 days It may take up to three days to restore power to homes and businesses that have been darkened a day earlier by a fierce cyclone which wreaked havoc on many power plants and distribution systems, a government spokesman said Friday. The national grid tripped twice after the cyclone struck the country, he said. Power secretary Faozul Kabir Khan, meanwhile, told bdnews24.com at 8:15pm Friday that the grid broke down for a second time in the afternoon as the demand far exceeded the production. "We could not restart the units near Dhaka. Many parts of the country were out of power. We will be able to supply 1000 megawatts shortly if things go right." 700 reported dead, toll may top 1000, relief work suffers The country Friday counted in the dark the cost of the overnight cyclone that left at least 693 dead, according to reports from bdnews24.com correspondents. The hurricane knocked off power across the country including capital Dhaka as the national grid tripped twice Friday, affecting running water supply. (BDNEWS24.COM)