Bangladesh to hold public hearing on January 8 on proposal to increase retail electricity price

The government then asked for the law to be changed to avoid complications, saying that BERC faced certain problems, for example, said Khandkar Anwarul Islam, the then cabinet secretary, when sometimes it failed to meet urgent needs. Is not able to coordinate properly on immediate basis in case of

Facing questions from journalists on the issue at an event on Tuesday, Minister of State for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid said the government would leave the decision on power pricing to BERC for now.

“The government will look into the issue when there is a need to raise prices quickly. Let the distributors follow the process for now. If they cannot finish it fast, we will think of an alternative.”

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