Dhaka | Dhaka City | Bangladeshi News
Dhaka | Dhaka City | Bangladeshi News
Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has again increased the price of liquefied petroleum gas by Tk 8 per 12 kg cylinder. BERC had increased the price by 41 taka last month. The newly announced rate will come into effect from 6:00 pm today, Sunday. The price of 12 kg LPG cylinder for the month of […]
The government has decided to increase the price of electricity, saying that the price is being adjusted to deal with the pressure of subsidy. In the first phase, electricity prices will increase from March. State Power, Energy and Minerals Minister Nasrul Hamid told reporters that in the first phase, the price of electricity may increase […]
Another retailer, Saiful Islam, said he too was selling a 12 kg cylinder for Rs 1,600 – unsure whether the dealer would come with refilled cylinders in the night. Azam J Choudhary, president of LOAB, said that the prices may go up due to shortfall in supply as compared to increase in demand. Imports this […]
Minister of State for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid put the bill to vote on Sunday and it was later passed. There was a minor parliamentary drama ahead of the bill’s ratification as Gono Forum leader MP Mokobir Khan walked out of the house in protest against the government’s move of not considering […]
The government has increased natural gas prices for industrial units and power producers for the second time in only six months. The government on Wednesday said the price of gas has been fixed at a flat rate of Tk 30 per cubic meter for industrial units of all sizes. Earlier, large industrial units had to […]
Mohammad Hatem, president of the Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association, said the government had promised not to raise electricity prices for industries. “But if the price increases for us, the cost of production will go up and add to the current crisis.” At Sunday’s hearing, Professor Shamsul Alam, energy advisor to the Consumers Association […]
State-owned BPDB first submitted its proposal on November 23 seeking a 19.44 per cent hike in retail level tariff and later all other discoms also submitted their proposals seeking almost similar proposals. Participating in the public hearing, all consumer rights groups, including the Consumer Federation of Bangladesh (CAB), vehemently opposed the proposals of the distribution […]
The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission has reduced the price of liquefied petroleum gas, or LPG, which is used for cooking and powering vehicles, by more than Rs 5 per kilogram for January. This means that for a 12 kg LPG cylinder, which is commonly used in households, consumers have to pay Rs 1,232 including VAT, […]
