Textile factory owners want to import high-speed furnace oil with exemption of all duties and taxes to run their captive power generation units which they say are suffering from a severe shortage of gas supplies.
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People, particularly those who belong to the lower income groups, have been reeling under the weight of rising cost of living for some years now. A report in a leading Bangla daily on October 27 spelled out the situation in a nutshell. According to the Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB), the cost of living for Dhaka residents has risen 71 percent over the period 2009–2016. This survey is based on a calculation of cost increases of 114 foodstuffs and 14 utility services (and does not include cost rise of education, health and daily travel).
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CPD RMG Study Stitching a better future for Bangladesh