RAJSHAHI, Aug 4: More than 26 houses of Digha Naodapara village in Bagha Upazila of Rajshahi have got electricity connections after 44 long years on Tuesday.
Kaser Ali, an 80-year-old man, broke down in tears as a mark of his joy as soon as his house was illuminated with electric bulbs. He was crying in sheer joy as his long wait was over at long last.
Bausa Union Awami League General Secretary Shahjahan Ali inaugurated the electricity connection to Digha Naodapara on Monday while teacher Shamim Uddin, Asadualla Sarkar Badsah and Amin Uddin were present in the inaugural ceremony.