BAPA warns of protests over VAT, gas price hikes
The Bangladesh Agro Processors Association has called on the government to withdraw the increased VAT and taxes on processed food products and cancel the proposed gas price hike within seven days...
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Salehuddin asks for people鈥檚 patience
Finance, commerce and science and technology adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Wednesday said that people should be patient with inflation persisting at a decade high level for the past two years...
Bangladesh people under strain due to price hikes
The soaring prices of essential commodities, including rice, vegetables, eggs and broiler chicken, put increasing pressure on the low-income people, pushing them further to the wall.
Jasod demands steps against corruption, syndicates
Leaders of the Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-Jasod, a partner of the ruling Awami League-led alliance on Saturday at a protest rally in Dhaka called on the government to take immediate steps against mass corruption and syndicates responsible for price hikes of the essential commodities...