Risingbd Online Bangla News Portal

Dhaka     Friday   29 March 2024

Second phase gas price hike illegal: HC

3 || risingbd.com

Published: 09:23, 30 July 2017   Update: 15:18, 26 July 2020
Second phase gas price hike illegal: HC

Staff Correspondent: The High Court (HC) has declared the second phase hike of gas prices illegal.

An HC bench of Justice Jinat Ara and Justice Kazi MD Izarul Haque Akand passed the order on Sunday following a final hearing of a rule in this regard.

After the High Court order, the previous gas prices will be effective from next (August) month.

Earlier, on July 24, Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) Chairman Monowar Islam said that the gas prices have been raised for all types of consumers which will come into effect in two phases.

Later, the Architecture Mobassher Hossain on behalf of Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) filed a petition challenging the legality of the move.


risingbd/Dhaka/July 30, 2017/Mehedi/Nasim

risingbd.com