Bangladesh dips in darkness after national grid failure

The country's power grid malfunctioned at around 2 p.m. on Tuesday, leading to blackouts across 75-80% of the Bangladesh

Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh PM

Huge swathes of Bangladesh were left without power on Tuesday after a partial failure in the national electricity grid.

According to sources, the authorities were working to gradually restore power supply in the country of 168 million people.