Dhaka, Feb. 27 -- The power sector is operating under a massive financial burden despite improvements in electricity supply, Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources (MPEMR) Iqbal Hasan Mahmud warned on Thursday.

While load-shedding has largely eased, the sector now faces mounting liabilities, capacity payments and accumulated losses that threaten the sector's sustainability, he said.

"It is true that we left behind load-shedding, but we did not leave a burden on the nation's shoulders," he said, adding: "Now the lights are on, but the nation carries a heavy burden."

The minister was speaking as chief guest at the inception ceremony of the new executive committee of the Forum for Energy Reporters Bangladesh (FERB) at the minist...