Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB) has formed a committee to investigate a collapse in a section of the national grid that left significant parts of Dhaka and Chattogram without electricity.

The company said following the collapse, which was triggered by a technical fault, that it took "more than six hours" to restore power to all affected areas.

According to a PGCB statement, a committee led by Chief Engineer Syed Abadullah Haider Ali has been tasked with identifying the cause of the incident and recommending measures to prevent a recurrence.

The committee is required to submit its report within five working days.

On Tuesday at 12:43pm, a fault on the Meghna Ghat-Haripur transmission line in Dhaka caused severa...