Diesel at Tk 135: depots raise handling charges 9.85%, launch and truck fares rise before government approval
ডিজেল ১৩৫ টাকা: কনটেইনার হ্যান্ডলিং চার্জ ৯.৮৫% বাড়ল, সরকারি অনুমোদনের আগেই বেড়েছে লঞ্চ ও ট্রাকভাড়া
The cost of moving goods is rising within a day of the fuel decision, and some operators have not waited for an official fare revision.
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Private inland container depots raised container handling charges by 9.85 percent, effective the day diesel prices rose 17.4 percent to Tk 135 a litre, The Business Standard reports. The Business Standard
reporting The Business Standard — Private ICDs raise container handling charges by 9.85% after diesel price hike read the original ↗ (tbsnews.net) -
Some launch and freight operators increased fares and charges before any government-approved revision, The Daily Star reports. The Daily Star
reporting The Daily Star — Diesel price hike: Launch, truck fares raised before govt nod read the original ↗ (thedailystar.net) - Bus fares have been raised by 17 paisa per kilometre.
Private inland container depots have raised container handling charges by 9.85 percent, The Business Standard reports. The revised rates took effect the same day diesel prices rose by 17.4 percent to Tk 135 per litre.
On the roads and rivers, some operators have moved ahead of the government. Several launch and freight operators have already increased fares and charges before any government-approved revision, The Daily Star reports, while bus fares have been raised by 17 paisa per kilometre.
বেসরকারি অভ্যন্তরীণ কনটেইনার ডিপোগুলো কনটেইনার হ্যান্ডলিং চার্জ ৯.৮৫ শতাংশ বাড়িয়েছে বলে জানিয়েছে দ্য বিজনেস স্ট্যান্ডার্ড। ডিজেলের দাম ১৭.৪ শতাংশ বেড়ে লিটারপ্রতি ১৩৫ টাকা হওয়ার দিনেই নতুন হার কার্যকর হয়েছে।
ডেইলি স্টার জানিয়েছে, সরকারি অনুমোদনের আগেই কিছু লঞ্চ ও পণ্য পরিবহন অপারেটর ভাড়া ও চার্জ বাড়িয়ে দিয়েছে। বাসভাড়া কিলোমিটারপ্রতি ১৭ পয়সা বেড়েছে।
How this story developed
- Fuel price hike to push up transport and production costs, worsen inflationary pressure: Selim Raihan — The Business Standard · also reported this
- Fuel price hike to intensify inflation, squeeze households: Fahmida Khatun — The Business Standard · also reported this
- Private ICDs raise container handling charges by 9.85% after diesel price hike — The Business Standard
- Diesel price hike: Launch, truck fares raised before govt nod — The Daily Star
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