People to ‘resist’ gas, power price hike move

Member secretary of the National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources and Power-Port on Sunday said people will resist the government move to raise power and gas prices, reports BSS.

“If the prices of power and gas are raised, people won't accept it and resist such anti-people decision,” he said. He made the remarks while speaking at an opinion-exchange meeting of the committee titled ‘Gas resources of Bangladesh, power tariff hike and the government’s plan’ at Mukti Bhaban in the capital.

The meeting was addressed, among others, by National Committee leaders Mohammad Shah Alam, Saiful Haque, Bazlur Rashid Firoz, Tipu Biswas, and Abul Hasan Rubel, while Prof Moshahida Sultana, Ruhin Hossain Prince and Zonaid Saki made presentations on the public opinion at the recently held public hearing.

Prof Anu Mohammad observed that the costs of power and gas are going up because of the foreign-dependent power and energy system master plan. “The government should abandon the foreign-dependent energy and power system master plan,” he said making a call to prepare a new master plan in consultation with local experts to protect the interest of mass people.

Anu Mohammad alleged that the government is exposing gas crisis in a bigger way with a target to promote LPG by a certain business group.

He noted that previously the government had said the country had no gas crisis which ultimate goal was to promote gas export but the plan was foiled.

Anu Mohammad demanded cancellation of the contracts signed with foreign companies for gas exploration in order to establish full ownership of people on gas resources.

People to resist gas, power price hike move

Member secretary of the National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources and Power-Port on Sunday said people will resist the government move to raise power and gas prices, reports BSS. If the prices of power and gas are raised, people wont accept it and resist such anti-people decision, he said. He made the remarks while speaking at an opinion-exchange meeting of the committee titled Gas resources of Bangladesh, power tariff hike and the governments plan at Mukti Bhaban in the capital. The meeting was addressed, among others, by National Committee leaders Mohammad Shah Alam, Saiful Haque, Bazlur Rashid Firoz, Tipu Biswas, and Abul Hasan Rubel, while Prof Moshahida Sultana, Ruhin Hossain Prince and Zonaid Saki made presentations on the public opinion at the recently held public hearing. Prof Anu Mohammad observed that the costs of power and gas are going up because of the foreign-dependent power and energy system master plan. The government should abandon the foreign-dependent energy and power system master plan, he said making a call to prepare a new master plan in consultation with local experts to protect the interest of mass people. Anu Mohammad alleged that the government is exposing gas crisis in a bigger way with a target to promote LPG by a certain business group. He noted that previously the government had said the country had no gas crisis which ultimate goal was to promote gas export but the plan was foiled. Anu Mohammad demanded cancellation of the contracts signed with foreign companies for gas exploration in order to establish full ownership of people on gas resources.