Refiners are set to raise the price of sugar from February 1, their second hike in three months, as the higher price of unrefined sugar in the global market and depreciation of taka continue to push up their production costs.
A consumer rights protection law with strong provisions has been effective since 2009. The Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection has been aggressively running mobile courts for two years. Consumers, however, hardly feel assured
The middle-income group has suffered the most throughout 2022 as the average annual inflation rate was 11.08 percent in Dhaka city that year, according to the Consumer Association of Bangladesh.