Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board

Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (BREB)
AbbreviationBREB
Formation1977
TypeGovernment
PurposeElectricity for all by 2021.
HeadquartersDhaka, Bangladesh
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali
Chief Adviser
Muhammad Yunus
Adviser, Interim Government
Fouzul Kabir Khan
Chairman of the Board
Major General S M Zia-Ul-Azim
Websitewww.reb.gov.bd

The Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board or BREB, is government organization in Dhaka, Bangladesh and is responsible for rural electrification.[1] It is the largest power distribution organization in Bangladesh.[2] BREB has brought all the 461 upazilas on grid under 100% electrification.[3] Major General S M Zia-Ul-Azim is the present chairman of the board.

  1. ^ "Rural Electrification Board". Banglapedia. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Power Plants". Banglapedia. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
  3. ^ "461 upazilas on grid brought under 100% power coverage". Dhaka Tribune.