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MNA Editorial Desk: The BERC announced the 22.7 percent average hike in gas prices on Thursday. It will be effective in two phases in March and June. The decision of the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) to hike gas prices has triggered discomfort among different sections of consumers. A nearly 23% increase in tariff will be made effective in two phases from the first day of the next month, in a situation where gas supplies are also constrained by disruptions at many places. The Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) President Golam Rahman has said the organization is thinking about a ...

MNA Editorial Desk: Cost of living increased by 6.47 per cent while prices of commodities and services by 5.81 per cent in the capital in the just concluded year, reported news agency. Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) revealed this information in a study report published on Sunday. According to CAB statistics, cost of living had increased by 6.38 per cent in 2015, which was 0.09 per cent more than the rise in 2016. Except a few items, commodity prices remained stable, to a large extent, in 2016 compared to the previous year’s, said the CAB report. The CAB study report ...