The Bangladesh CNG Filling Station and Conversion Workshop Owners Association has threatened a strike from 30 October until their demands are met in all the filling stations in the country.
The association made the announcement in a press conference on Wednesday in the city.
They demanded the cancellation of high charges of Road and Highways department, withdrawal of the proposal to increase the price of gas, and implementation of the recommendations by the energy ministry.
President of the association Masud Khan said, "I am just saying about a CNG filling station which is located in the Syhlet Road Division. It paid its annual rent for leasing the land, an amount TK 52,560 before imposing new rule on 22 October in 2015."
According to rescheduled rate by Road and Highways Department, it will have to pay TK 11,28,682 which is 22 times the regular price. The rate has increased in metropolitan areas almost 188 times in some areas."We have to pay now a big amount for rent of lease and deposited fee according to new rules. But we did not pay any deposited fee."
They said "Some 500 filling stations have been established by investing TK 3500 crore since 2000. Alongside five crore tranportations have been converted into CNG which has reduced the air pollution and played a vital role building rural economy. But the price of electricity has been increased several times. Electricity is used as main element in producing CNG. Goverenment is yet to take any measures to level with the increased price of electricity."
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