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  Check price hike, adulteration ahead of Ramadan: JS body

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 12:28am on March 16, 2020

  The parliamentary standing committee on the food ministry on Sunday advised the government to take steps in checking food adulteration and unjustified increase in food...

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  Government to monitor commodity costs to check price hikes

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 12:26am on March 15, 2020

  The Ministry of Commerce has formed a special committee to monitor the costs of essential consumer goods in order to check overpricing, commerce secretary Jafar...

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  Parties demand withdrawal of decisions

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 12:50am on March 02, 2020

  Different left and progressive political parties on Sunday staged separate demonstrations in Dhaka demanding withdrawal of the recent government decisions to increase power and water...

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  Govt burdens poor, fixed-income people with price increase

  | Updated at 12:00am on March 01, 2020

  CONSUMERS having to pay their electric bill at a higher rate that enters into force today, keeping to the decision that the Energy Regulatory Commission...

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  Government mustn’t make consumers suffer for power policy flaws

  | Updated at 12:00am on February 29, 2020

  THE latest round of retail power price increase, the 10th in 11 years, entering into force on March 1, with the authorities not having lifted...

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  Bangladesh hikes retail power prices again

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 05:31pm on February 27, 2020

  The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission on Thursday increased the average retail price of electricity by 5.3 per cent with effect from Sunday. With the latest...

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  Low, middle income groups in Bangladesh reel from rising prices

  Shakhawat Hossain | Updated at 12:00am on February 23, 2020

  Sufferings of the middle and low income groups are growing as the volatility in the prices of some half a dozen essential commodities, including rice,...

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  Tipu blames traders for price hike of garlic, ginger

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 11:45pm on February 10, 2020

  Commerce minister Tipu Munshi on Monday said that some businesses were trying to increase the prices of essential commodities including garlic and ginger by using...

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  Prices keep rising

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 12:13am on February 05, 2020

  Traders started increasing the prices of essential commodities including garlic, onion and edible oil in last three days without any valid reasons. The price of...

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  AL syndicate causes price hike: Fakhrul

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 12:08am on December 04, 2019

  The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Tuesday alleged that the government had completely failed to control prices of essentials and ruling Awami League syndicate was responsible...