Take the recent and absurd fuel price hike, for example. The country's people are focusing on and monitoring how we, the citizens of Dhaka, will handle this situation so they can follow suit. To them, we say, “Hold my Borhani.” The fuel price hike gave an extra flare to the attitude of operators of CNG-run auto-rickshaws, Uber cars, and Pathao bikes, thus rendering the daily commute undesirable. Yet, most fail to grasp the opportunities we are presented with, such as being innovative and healthy. Power walking or riding your bicycle for commute is your divine solution.

The cost of living in Dhaka went up by 6.5 per cent in 2019 due to hike in prices of commodities and services, says Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB).

The cost of living in the capital hit a four-year high in 2017 due to spiralling prices of rice, vegetables, electricity, gas and other services as well as rising house rent, Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) said yesterday.

Living cost rose by 8.44 percent in Dhaka in 2017 because of hike in prices of rice, vegetables, house rents, electricity, gas as well as other services, says Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB).