# Blackouts, unrest, mural defacement

- Place: Dhaka, Bangladesh (23.8103, 90.4125)
- Published: 2026-11-08T06:22:07.290Z · expires 2026-11-15T06:22:07.290Z
- Floors (The Arena): E12 States, E6 Organisms, E9 Cultures, E11 Organizations, E10 Institutions
- Page: https://emergencemachine.com/brief/97v
- AI-written summary of the sources below; check them.

Power outages in Dhaka have stretched to 18 hours daily, pushing residents to seek solar alternatives, per The Cool Down.

Unrest in Bangladesh's garment sector has escalated, with fears of widespread chaos, SCMP reports.

A mural of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore was defaced in Dhaka, sparking controversy, Times of India notes.

## Sources

- [‘There could be anarchy’: Bangladesh’s garment sector unrest threatens disaster](https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3373569/there-could-be-anarchy-bangladeshs-garment-unrest-threatens-economic-disaster) · scmp.com · 2026-11-07
- [Blackouts stretch to 18 hours a day in Bangladesh, driving a rush for solar panels](https://www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/bangladesh-blackouts-solar-panel-demand-rush/) · thecooldown.com · 2026-11-08
- ['No place for Tagore, glorifying India': Mural of Nobel laureate defaced in Bangladesh](https://news.google.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?oc=5) · timesofindia.indiatimes.com · 2026-11-07
- [Rabindranath Tagore's mural defaced in Bangladesh](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMizAFBVV95cUxNOHgtYjlmRlhXOFMwQU5DSlNDV19qOW9JdHQ0OVlHOEV3LTd3Q1hVTEZkX0RaQ0R2azNUUmFFWVZ2UW50YTI3TkFMSGt5X2R0XzNrV0t2MG1ZUTc2Tmg1NmJTQkJJVHFQVUF5Ym14dDE0NDI2TzZwdm1iSFFHb0JDd3pGbW5tTk4wU2FIYXhRZFVRS2ZzNkYwdVhrbV80SWhmUW4zX09GV09wTmxaTld4dkhnM254d2s5T0NBeVZNcmZwQllkbndJd0FfMVI?oc=5) · rediff.com · 2026-11-07
- [Blackouts stretch to 18 hours a day in Bangladesh, driving a rush for solar panels](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMikAFBVV95cUxQbVJTMF80Unh0RV9DWHRhRHdVNzd1ejFkSDhVd0JMODg5Wm9Ic0d1WkdaSjhuVXJBMk9mTDk0QjBhT0pUUkNIZjMzd3pCLWpQSnRhOG1FUWE0WEYzWTZBRGZvdzR1dnpYUlFFOTlHZXI1NFkyTlBQanFlTzZVZVVuNGhrQkhmQkFvbVlkdjlnLUQ?oc=5) · yahoo.com · 2026-11-08

## Open data shown on the globe

- Solar power plants · WRI Global Power Plant Database: 182 within 650 km · Coal 32 GW · Gas 11 GW · Hydro 8.6 GW · Oil 2.6 GW; Largest: TALCHER STPS · 3.0 GW coal · check: https://datasets.wri.org/dataset/globalpowerplantdatabase