Kerosene price hike discriminatory: rights activists
Rights activists have criticised the interim government for increasing price of kerosene although the price of diesel, octane and petrol price has been reduced in the recent time...
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BIDA urges BERC to revise gas price hike
The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority has urged the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission to revise the recently announced gas price hike, saying that otherwise, it would affect the economic momentum.聽..
Businesses warn gas price hike to discourage investments
Manufacturers in the country鈥檚 different sectors have warned that the hike in the prices of gas for new industrial and captive connections and for existing industrial connections in case of additional use would discourage new investments...
PUBLIC HEARING ON GAS PRICE HIKE: BERC blasted by consumers
Frequent booing and screams of the word 鈥榮hame鈥� filled the air inside the indoor venue in Dhaka where the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission on Wednesday held its public hearing on the gas price hike proposal of up to 152 per cent...
Gas price hike will deter investment: businesses
The country鈥檚 business leaders strongly criticised the government鈥檚 proposal to raise gas prices by 150 per cent for new industries and industrial expansion, calling it a discriminatory move that could deter future investors and make Bangladesh less attractive for business...
Civil aviation ministry issues 10 directives to tackle price hike in airfares
In an effort to prevent an abnormal surge in airfares, the Civil Aviation and Tourism Ministry has issued ten directives aimed at regulating ticket sales and ensuring fair pricing for travelers...
Immediate action on price hike, early elections demanded
Leaders of the Left Democratic Alliance on Sunday urged the interim government to announce a roadmap for the next general elections as soon as possible...
BAPA warns of protests over VAT, gas price hikes
The Bangladesh Agro Processors Association has called on the government to withdraw the increased VAT and taxes on processed food products and cancel the proposed gas price hike within seven days...
LPG price hiked after VAT structure change
The price of liquefied petroleum gas has been slightly raised following a change in the structure of the value-added tax by the National Board of Revenue, according to the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission...
Business leaders raise concern over gas price hike
Business leaders have raised serious concerns to the Bangladesh Bank Governor over the proposed hike in gas prices, along with a host of other economic challenges that are increasingly hindering operations...
Supply chain problems behind rice price hike: adviser
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Tuesday said that not all but the price a specific variety of rice increased on the local market and blamed that supply chain management problems were behind the price hike...
BNP leader Rizvi slams interim government over price hike, extortion
Bangladesh Nationalist Party senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Sunday slammed the interim government for its failure to take adequate measures to reduce the prices of essential commodities and curb extortion...
Bangladeshi people express concern over price hike: VoA survey
Many people in Bangladesh believe that the interim government has faced challenges in managing the rising prices of essential commodities compared to the previous Awami League government, says a survey conducted by Voice of America Bangla...
Mancha concerned at price hike
The central steering committee of Gantantra Mancha, a combine of six political parties, at a meeting expressed concern over the failure of the interim government to control price hike of the essential commodities in their 100-day rule...
Police asked to drop names of innocent people from cases:聽press secy
The government has asked the police to take out innocent people鈥檚 names from the cases that are being filed following the student-mass uprising.
Tariff cuts hardly check price hike: Salehuddin
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Wednesday said that tariff cuts hardly helped in checking price hike of essentials making majority people impatient...
Govt urged to reduce prices of essentials
Leaders of Democratic Left Alliance on Saturday at a rally in Dhaka called on the interim government headed by Professor Muhammad Yunus to take immediate steps to control abnormal price hikes of essential commodities.
Ganatantrik Oikya wants steps to reduce price hike of essentials
Leaders of the Ganatantrik Oikya at a press conference on Sunday called on the interim government to take immediate steps to control abnormal price hikes of the essential commodities.
Naitik Samaj demands steps to reduce price hike of essentials
Leaders of the Naitik Samaj on Friday at a rally in Dhaka called on the interim government headed by Professor Muhammad Yunus to take immediate steps to control the...
Asif Nazrul seeks apology for price hikes of essentials
Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government law adviser Asif Nazrul apologised to people for price hikes of essentials and said the government was working hard to improve the situation.
Salehuddin asks for people鈥檚 patience
Finance, commerce and science and technology adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Wednesday said that people should be patient with inflation persisting at a decade high level for the past two years...
NBR halves RD on sugar import
The National Board of Revenue has reduced the regulatory duty on import of refined and raw sugar with the aim of stabilising the sugar price on the local market.
Bangladesh people under strain due to price hikes
The soaring prices of essential commodities, including rice, vegetables, eggs and broiler chicken, put increasing pressure on the low-income people, pushing them further to the wall.
DSE asked to probe price hike of Khan Brothers鈥� shares
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission on Sunday directed the Dhaka Stock Exchange to investigate the sudden rise in the share prices of Khan Brothers PP Woven Bag Industries...
Quick fix to price hike of essentials unlikely: Salehuddin聽
Finance, commerce and, science and technology adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Thursday said a quick fall in prices of all essential commodities was unlikely to happen...