Transport owners and workers will begin an indefinite strike on Friday to protest the move. He suggested that the government should establish a fund to keep fuel prices stable in the domestic market. An official of Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB), the sole buyer and seller of wholesale electricity at the government level, told bdnews24.com,Diesel-based private power plants generate an average of 1200 to 1300 MW of electricity per day, according to an official Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB). Launch owners believe the fuel price hike will lead to a Tk 100,000 rise in cost per trip from Dhaka to Barishal. The situation after the diesel price rise will force many of us out of business,” said Nurul.

Source: bd News24 November 05, 2021 08:16 UTC