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Dhaka Friday,  Mar 29, 2024

Gas Price Hike

Half-Day Hartal Today

EB Report

Some leftist political parties will enforce a half-day hartal today in the capital protesting the government decision to hike gas prices.

Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB), Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal (BSD), Biplobi Workers Party, Gonotantrik Biplobi Party, Gonosanghati Andolan and Gonotantrik Bam Morcha called the strike on Friday.

The BNP and the National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports extended their support to the hartal.

The strike would start at 6:00am and would continue till 12:00pm. Vehicles carrying the Secondary School Certificate examinees will remain out of purview of the hartal, said a joint press release of the CPB and BSD.

The parties will also stage demonstrations and hold protest rallies across the country today demanding the government withdraw the decision.

They would force the government to withdraw the decision through a tougher movement, said the press release.

On Thursday, Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) raised gas prices by 22.7 percent and decided to implement the hike in two phases

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