Consumers are being compelled to buy liquified petroleum gas (LPG) at a much higher price than the one set by the regulator.
The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) on April 29 re-fixed the retail price of 12kg LPG cylinders at Tk 906 each for the current month and directed distributors and retailers to implement the new price.
But even a week after the regulator s decision, the new prices have not been implemented. Defying the directives given by the BERC, retailers were selling LPG at at least Tk 100-250 more than its fixed price.
A 12kg LPG cylinder was being sold between Tk 1,050-1,150 at different retail points across the country. As a result, ordinary and low-income people, who have already been affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, are struggling to buy LPG.
Soaring commodity prices hit people hard
3rd April, 2021 04:45:36
People, especially those with low, middle and fixed incomes, are suffering a lot as prices of essential commodities continued to soar across the country, including the capital, ahead of Ramadan.
Apart from the daily essentials, the demand for certain commodities like brinjal, sugar, meat and different kinds of vegetables has gone up ahead of the fasting month.
Taking the opportunity, some unscrupulous traders have hiked the prices of most of the essentials.
Lack of market monitoring and surveillance by the government against the wholesale market manipulators is also responsible for the price hike, experts said.
Govt to drop 9 coal-fired plants
Shamim Jahangir
Reports sound alarm on growing impact of coal projects
Govt focuses on LNG, renewable fuels
The government has decided in principle to scrap nine proposed coal-fired power plant projects having the combined capacity to generate 7,461 megawatts (MW) of electricity.
The decision came at a monthly review meeting of the Power Division chaired by Power Secretary Md Habibur Rahman.
The government’s latest decision on coal-fired plants comes after widespread criticism and concerns raised by environmentalists from home and abroad over the years.
As per the move, the proposed Moheskhali 1320MW coal-fired power plant, Ashuganj (Patuakhali) 1320MW coal-fired Power Plant and 1200MW Uttarbanga super thermal plant in the public sector may be dropped from the government’s plan.
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19th February, 2021 11:16:40
Food is a necessity of life. It provides essential nutrients and other substances that our body needs to maintain health. Therefore, food should be safe enough for consumption. But, unfortunately, food adulteration has become rampant in the country due to unscrupulous traders’ lust for unlimited profits. The entire country has been suffering from this menace for long. Presently, it has reached a dangerous level posing a serious threat to our health.
It is well-known that the Consumers’ Association of Bangladesh (CAB) that works for promotion and protection of rights and interests of the consumers has long been fighting against use of toxic substances on fish, fruit, vegetable and other consumer items. Because of its relentless struggle, the government has enacted the Food Safety Act 2013 and finally established the Bangladesh Food Safety Authority in 2015. Its main objective is to ensure quality of food from farm to fork and from production to pac