Dhaka Power Distribution Company (DPDC) on Friday suspended 10 of its officials following an incident of power outage at a function, attended by the Prime Minister earlier in the evening, at Lalbagh in the city.
Officials said the function plunged into darkness due to sudden power outage for about 3 minutes, prompting the DPDC authorities to suspend the 10 officials.
The officials are executive engineers Rafiqul Islam, Fazlul Karim, Sheikh Ziaul Hasan, Mohiul Alam, duty officer Shahidul Hasan, complaint officer Abdul Hakim, and sub-assistant engineers Lutfar Rahman, Amir Hossain, Sayeed Alam and Raqib Hasan.
All the officials were working at Lalbagh and Swamibagh divisions of the DPDC, which is responsible for power distribution in old and southwestern parts if the city.
An inquiry committee has been formed to investigate the incident, said a top DPDC official.
Source: UNB Connect