2 left parties protest power tariff hike
Two left-leaning political parties yesterday protested the government move to increase power tariff, which they said would be effective from September, and urged the government not to renew contracts for rental and quick rental power plants.
Revolutionary Workers Party of Bangladesh, in a statement, said increasing the power tariff without improving the service quality was putting the country's macro economy under pressure and would adversely affect productive sectors, like agriculture and industry, said the statement.
Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) in another statement, said the government increased power tariff five times till date.
CPB suggested that the government moves forward with long-, mid- and short-term plans to ensure uninterrupted power supply.
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