gas price

'Tk 14,000cr subsidy needed if gas price is not hiked'

State Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid says Tk 14,000 crore subsidy needs to be added if the government does not increase gas price.
No need for gas price rise if graft curbed

There would have been no need to increase the gas price even if half of the corruption in Petrobangla and Titas was reduced, the High Court said yesterday.
Businesses fume over bid to hike gas price

Business leaders yesterday spoke out against the distribution companies' proposal to hike the gas price by 132 percent for industrial units and recommended raising the prices in phases.
Don't panic

In the face of strong opposition from consumers, the energy regulator hinted it may raise gas prices lower than that proposed by the distributors as the four-day public hearing on the proposals ended yesterday.
Gas price rise to play havoc with economy

The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) and a number of other trade bodies yesterday joined a growing list of groups and people who are demanding scrapping of the government's plan to increase gas price further.
No hike in gas price now: BERC

Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) yesterday announced their decision of not enhancing gas price, “considering the overall situation”.
Gas price may go up very soon

The energy regulator may soon increase gas prices for industries, power stations, filling stations, fertiliser factories and tea estates as the government is set to pass the price of imported liquefied natural gas on to users.
Latest gas price hike illegal: HC

The High Court yesterday declared the June-1 hike of household gas price illegal.
JP MPs stage walkout protesting power, gas price hike

Lawmakers of the Jatiya Party walk out of the parliament protesting hike in prices of power and gas.