Bangladesh's national power grid has collapsed, causing a blackout for 140 million citizens.
Apart from parts of the county's northwest, "the rest of the country is without power," an official says.
No word on what caused the collapse and no word on when power might be restored.
Bangladesh, to the east of India on the Bay of Bengal, is a South Asian country marked by lush greenery and many waterways.
Its Padma (Ganges), Meghna and Jamuna rivers create fertile plains, and travel by boat is common.
On the southern coast, the Sundarbans, an enormous mangrove forest shared with Eastern India, is home to the royal Bengal tiger.
