# Bangladesh unrest, solar surge

- Place: Dhaka, Bangladesh (23.8103, 90.4125)
- Published: 2026-11-09T00:45:56.649Z · expires 2026-11-16T00:45:56.649Z
- Floors (The Arena): E11 Organizations, E10 Institutions, E12 States, E8 Minds, E6 Organisms
- Page: https://emergencemachine.com/brief/9n7
- AI-written summary of the sources below; check them.

Blackouts stretch 18 hours daily in Dhaka as power grid strains, per thecooldown.com. Residents rush to buy solar panels amid chronic energy shortages.

Garment sector unrest threatens disaster in Dhaka, with strikes and protests escalating, scmp.com reports. Workers demand better wages and working conditions.

Bangladesh minister confirms extradition request for former Prime Minister Hasina sent to India, The Hindu notes. Diplomatic tensions rise over political asylum issues.

Machine learning identifies high-risk paratransit drivers in Dhaka, bioengineer.org reports. AI-based safety measures aim to reduce road accidents in the capital.

## Sources

- [Machine Learning Identifies High-Risk Paratransit Drivers in Bangladesh](https://bioengineer.org/machine-learning-identifies-high-risk-paratransit-drivers-in-bangladesh/) · bioengineer.org · 2026-11-08
- [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
- [‘There could be anarchy’: Bangladesh’s garment sector unrest threatens disaster](https://news.google.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?oc=5) · scmp.com · 2026-11-07
- [Bangladesh minister says extradition request for Hasina sent to India — The Hindu](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMitwFBVV95cUxQZmtJa0gxYUYtVnFFcEhsTTdFdDlyanV6Uk1UT1U0bEVmRDY4MndGV0lnQ1B6dk9CTW5teHdrMW9VcmhvSksyeTFDTGFfZTU5Z3ZwbEZsRmU3Q29uMmg2dHlrN1luOVpMMmVsS05sQVRrQ0kyNW5FZHk1YVF4aFVLdi1JWUxuUElLWHRiVmk3QlJ0ZGM5N2g0QjhxckhveGZrOUdUSWxsWlhWN3ozV2JMQzFuQmxrWmM?oc=5) · ua.news · 2026-11-08
- [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