June 06, 2026
Rates now range from Tk 5.32 to Tk 17.35 per unit across usage slabs
This marks the second price cut in May
The purchase price on the spot market has jumped up by about Tk 1.44 billion in the latest approval
State-owned power distributors seek up to Tk 2.05 per unit hike in margins
It proposes to raise wheeling charges to Tk 0.49 per unit from the existing Tk 0.31
While prices for papaya and aubergine have declined, those for green chili and tomato have surged by up to Tk 40 per kg
Prices vary depending on cylinder sizes, ranging from Tk 889 for a 5.5kg cylinder to Tk 7,277 for a 45kg cylinder
New battery-electric vehicle (BEV) registrations, a proxy for sales, rose 29.4% from a year ago to almost 560,000 in the quarter
