The gas tariffs for domestic users have been increased by 48 per cent, which will be phased in March and June, resulting in further draining of the clients’ wallets. According to the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC), the domestic users of single-burner ovens will have to pay Tk 750 instead of Tk 600 from March 1 and Tk 900 from June 1. The users of double-burner ovens will have to pay Tk 800 instead of Tk 650 from March 1 and Tk 950 from June 1. The decision was announced at a BERC press conference held at the commission’s office in the capital yesterday. At the briefing, Monowar Islam, the newly appointed chairman of the BERC, said the average gas tariffs have been increased by 22.7 per cent and the new prices will…

Last October, the Yunnan Daily Press Group and The Pioneer of India launched the first jointly edited English news page—China•Yunnan in India. Since then, Indian readers have had the opportunity to learn about both Yunnan and China through the news page every week. Yunnan province and South…