Dhaka, Oct. 30 -- Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood on Friday expressed hope that load-shedding in Mymensingh would decline before next summer.

"The government has taken initiatives to address electricity and gas supply problems in the region," he said, while inaugurating the Domestic Rooftop Solar (DTRS) Programme at the Bhaluka Upazila Parishad auditorium in Mymensingh.

The minister alleged that the previous Awami League government celebrated what it claimed was 100 percent electrification without taking adequate steps to resolve electricity supply problems.

He said the previous government had failed to develop adequate electricity and gas transmission infrastructure in Mymensingh, leaving people in th...