Rampura substation glitch: Power outage affects several areas of Dhaka

A major power outage has hit several areas of Dhaka following a mechanical failure at the Rampura substation.

Md Shamim Hasan, Director of the Public Relations Department of the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB), confirmed the matter.

He said the disruption occurred at around 9:30pm due to a technical fault in the 230/132 KV grid line connected to the national grid via Rampura substation. Repair work is underway, and normal supply is expected to resume by 12:30am.

Due to the sudden malfunction, electricity supply was cut off in areas including Banani and Moghbazar for several hours. Later in the night, around 10:30pm, parts of Azimpur and New Market also experienced blackouts.