In fact, he wanted to resign as the state minister in charge of the Power Division the same day after the public outrage that was triggered by nagging power outages. The government is yet to give the responsibilities to anyone else in his place yet. The Prime Minister, however, remains in charge of the ministry. Earlier amid a severe power crisis and public protest also the government replaced former state minister for power Iqbal Hassan Mahmood on May 21 with erstwhile state minister for finance and planning Anwarul Kabir Talukder.


Sources claimed Talukder and Power Division Secretary ANH Akhter Hossain were at loggerheads over implementation of different power projects. The aggrieved minister told the media that he left helpless. He said nobody was helping him to resolve the power crisis. He could not implement any decision. The secretary concerned did not cooperate with him properly. After visiting the Load Dispatch Centre (LDC) he said the government officials of the power ministry were not working efficiently.

Before he quit, he expressed his dissatisfaction with the way the power crisis was addressed. He believed it should be addressed in a more pragmatic and practical way. But he did not blame any individual for that. It's the total system that has failed to deliver according to the expectation of the people, he said. The sacked state minister for power however apologised to the people for his failure to meet the demand for power as he announced his decision to resign. He said his conscience made him take the decision.