Unprecedented fuel price increases announced on August 5—the highest in Bangladeshi history—have triggered nationwide protests by workers, students and the poor against the Awami League-led government. Bangladeshi garment workers block a road demanding their unpaid wages during a protest in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Thursday, April 16, 2020. If the price of fuel keeps increasing like this, I won’t be able to look after my parents or send my children to school. The fuel price increases have driven up the cost of other essentials as well as bus and other transport fares. This month’s fuel price increases follow previous rises in the price of essential food items and natural gas.

Source: bd News24 August 15, 2022 05:18 UTC