Sylhet, June 29 -- Residents of Sylhet city have been enduring frequent power outages over the past several days, with repeated load-shedding during both daytime and nighttime causing widespread inconvenience amid hot and humid weather.

Officials of the Bangladesh Power Development Board (PDB) said the disruptions were caused by an inadequate electricity supply from the national grid compared to local demand.

They, however, could not say when the situation would fully return to normal, adding that the frequency of load-shedding would decline once power supply from the national grid improves.

Residents from different parts of the city said electricity has been going out several times a day and night. In many cases, power remains availab...