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Consumer Market
According to the
Consumers
Association of
Bangladesh
(CAB), the living
cost in Dhaka
increased by
6.5% in 2019, IBT
dissects the
ndings of the
report
Paying
A
Higher
Price
By Asif Tarafdar
It can be debated that, among 17 million residents of Dhaka, how
many people hold this city dear. Generally, you would expect a
little more affection towards the place people call home. But one
cannot hold it against the people of Dhaka. The city gives them
enough reasons for not having a place in their heart. The reasons
can be easily deduced from the cries of anguish that can be heard
in public spaces. A common denominator among them is the
rising living cost. In a report published by the Consumers
Association of Bangladesh (CAB), the cost of living in Bangladesh
rose by 6.5 per cent, with the prices of products and services
going up by 6.08 per cent in 2019.
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