Similar security measures have been taken at all Palli Bidyut offices in the district where different action committees formed earlier this month have threatened mass agitation.

The situation further aggravated when the national grid stopped supplying electricity during peak hours from Thursday morning.

The 110-megawatt power plant in Khulna had been closed since last few days due to major mechanical breakdown. An expert is expected to reach Khulna today to sort out faults of the plant, said sources at Western Zone Power Distribution Company Limited (WZPDCL).

They however said the situation is unlikely to improve in near future as the total demand of electricity in 21 districts is 580 megawatt a day, but the company supplied only 166 megawatt on Thursday.

Over 10,000 small, medium and big mills and factories in Khulna and Barisal divisions including greater Faridpur are sustaining heavy losses due to power outages.

Action committees of nine Palli Bidyut Samity have already threatened WZPDCL authorities to remain prepare for any eventuality.

Leaders of Khulna Jubo Sangram Parishad asked the company high-ups to improve power supply before the situation goes out of control.

The threat was given in a statement issued to the press on Thursday night.

Meanwhile, officials and employees of Dumuria, Paikgachha, Batiaghata and Koira Palli Bidyut Samities met officers-in-charge (OCs) of their respective police stations yesterday to seek their security in case of any attack.

The discontentment of people is brewing up and it might burst into agitation any time, said President of Paikgachha Upazila Small Traders' Association Shaikh Fakhrul Alam.