REB
Remove institutional ‘lock-in’
The Rural Electrification Board (REB), which provides electricity services to 140 million consumers in rural areas of Bangladesh, has long suffered from institutional “lock-in.” Institutional lock-in refers to a situation where an organisation or an entire sector operates more on top-down command than on institutional practice, which ultimately hampers its normal functioning and obstructs necessary reforms or adoption of new technologies due to mismanagement.
ISPR requests not to get misled by rumours over security of St. Martin’s
Inter Services Public Relation Directorate (ISPR) has urged all not to be misguided by rumours spreading through social media over the security of St. Martin’s island centering Myanmar's ongoing internal conflict near the island.
Electricity supply restored for 1.31 crore customers
Electricity has been restored to 1.31 crore customers who had experienced outages. According to a press release from the Power Division, as of last night, three crore and three lakh and nine thousand customers nationwide were without power. Currently, 71.73 lakh customers remain without electricity.
Remal knocks out power for 2.35 crore users
Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (REB) has suspended electricity supply in several coastal areas of the country to prevent extensive damage.