Although the production cost of electricity is falling with the decline in international oil prices, the government yesterday hiked the retail price of electricity by 2.93 per cent on an average. The retail price of electricity will be Tk 6.33 a unit against the earlier Tk 6.15. The price of gas has also been increased by 26.29 per cent on an average, with a hike of 50 per cent for domestic users. The increases in electricity and gas prices will both be effective from September 1. Domestic users will now have to shell out Tk 600 and Tk 650 for single and double burners respectively, up from Tk 400 and Tk 450 respectively. Metered connections will see a hike to Tk 7 per cubic foot from Tk 5.16. The price per cubic metre of compressed natural…

While dedicated customer service centres have become a standard practice among utility service providers…