Dhaka, April 23 -- Power generation at the Barapukuria Thermal Power Plant in Dinajpur has completely stopped. A boiler pipe burst after stones were mixed with coal, forcing the shutdown of production.

Authorities said that Unit-1, with a capacity of 125 MW, went offline around 10:00 PM on Wednesday. The plant's other two units had already been out of operation. With the only running unit now shut down, electricity generation at the plant has come to a complete halt.

The shutdown of the Barapukuria coal-fired power plant has intensified power disruptions in eight northern districts, including Dinajpur.

Chief Engineer of the Barapukuria Thermal Power Plant, Abu Bakkar Siddique, told the media on Thursday that it may take 4 to 5 days to ...