, Oct. 4 -- The government has taken up a Tk 2,910.22 crore project to expand and modernise electricity distribution networks across the three Chattogram Hill Tracts districts, aiming to bring another 88,586 consumers under the national grid and improve power services in one of the country's most remote regions.

The project, titled "Expansion of Electricity Network in Three Hill Districts," will cover all 26 upazilas of Rangamati, Khagrachhari and Bandarban.

The three districts are home to about 1.84 million people, with more than half belonging to small ethnic communities.

Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) under the Power Division will implement the project.

Of the estimated project cost, Tk 444.31 crore will come from the go...