Consumer Rights
Beware of subscription services promising the moon
Companies shouldn’t make their existing services worse to push a subscription model that promises to fix these issues.
8 July 2024, 07:47 AM
Why must consumers always get the short end of the stick?
It seems as though in every sector, the consumer is the last person whose cause is championed.
15 March 2024, 02:00 AM
Curbing BERC’s authority sets us up for more trouble
The amendment to BERC Act alters its position as the sole authority for fixing energy prices.
19 December 2022, 14:00 PM
Consumer Rights: Shahriar’s transfer order cancelled
The transfer order of Manjur Mohammad Shahriar, deputy director (Dhaka division) of the Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection (DNCRP) has been cancelled.
4 June 2019, 11:06 AM
Consumer Rights Protection Body: Laudable job with limited resources
Every month since 2016, Mamtaz Begum, a house help in Khulna city, deposited Tk 100 under a 12-year Deposit Pension Scheme (DPS) of Popular Life Insurance.
14 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Drop plan to raise gas price yet again
Consumer rights groups, energy experts, industrialists, and left-leaning politicians yesterday vehemently opposed the government's plan to raise gas price.
11 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Keep prices of essentials under control: Tofail to DCs
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed gives instruction to the deputy commissioners (DCs) to work sincerely for keeping prices of daily essentials within the purchasing capability of consumers across the country.
26 July 2017, 06:58 AM
The Consumer Rights Protection Act 2009
THERE have been quite a few shocking cases of patients dying, or their condition becoming worse because the medical practitioner or the hospital staff neglected their duties. The reason is the absence of accountability, especially beyond the purview of their institutions.
17 March 2015, 18:00 PM