Power partly restored in Bangladesh after nationwide blackout

A Bangladesh woman fans a sick child during a power blackout at a hospital in Dhaka on November 1, 2014.-AFP

Dhaka (AFP) - Power was restored in most parts of Bangladesh late Saturday, some 12 hours after a massive nationwide electricity blackout hit the country, plunging Dhaka and other cities into total darkness.

Authorities said local engineers managed to fix plants supplying 3,600 megawatts of power -- covering some 70 percent of clients -- by 11.30 pm Bangladesh time (1730 GMT).