BNP protests power price hike

Protesting the government decision of increasing the price of electricity, BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday demanded immediate cancellation of the decision.
He also asked the government to ensure an uninterrupted supply of electricity and to curb its systems loss.
"The price hike of electricity and its acute scarcity have made the public life miserable and hampered production in the sectors of agriculture and industry," the BNP leader said in a statement.
In another statement, Alamgir condemned and protested the 'killing' of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal leader Fakhrul Islam Shovan alias Tagor by cadres of Jubo League and Chhatra League in Kishoreganj on Wednesday.