Bangladesh is a mess! The parade crowded the pumps to refuel. after the government announced a single price increase of 52%

Motorcycle riders wait to refuel at a gas station in Dhaka. Bangladesh On the night of August 5, following the government announced an increase in oil prices (AFP)

Bangladesh is a mess! The parade crowded the pumps to refuel. following the government announced a single price increase of 52%

On August 6, the AFP news agency reported that Bangladeshi people flock to gas stations across the country to refuel. After the government announced a huge jump in oil prices of up to 52 percent, the biggest price hike in Bangladesh. as a result of higher world oil prices. Due to the Ukrainian War

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The government of Bangladesh announced a 51.7 percent price hike on gasoline and 42.5 percent diesel, effective following midnight on Friday. Aug) in the past As a result, the driver rushed to refuel at various pumps. across the country before the price increases. according to various gas stations There is a long queue to fill up the gas. causing some gas stations to close and made the protests sporadic.

Protesters say raising oil prices will have a hard hit on tens of millions of poor people in a country that uses diesel fuel for transportation and irrigation for agriculture.

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