The New Nation - Internet Edition

BSS, Rajshahi

Speakers at a day-long orientation of media personnel here on Wednesday underscored the need for enacting a law for protecting consumers' rights in the country.

The speakers said the consumers' rights in the developed nations focus on the right to information, choice, redress and representation, but we are deprived of such privileges.

Protection of consumers' rights is a must for making the human body free from all sort of hazards as the issue is well accepted throughout the world and in the free market economy.

Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) arranged the orientation styled "Energy Consumers Rights and Responsibilities" in joint collaboration with USAID and National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC) at Safawang Community Centre.

Vice-Chancellor of Rajshahi University Professor Dr. Altaf Hossain attended the opening session as the chief guest with CAB local unit president Kazi Giash in the chair.

NARUC Chief Abdullah Hel Mostafa, CAB General Secretary Quazi Faruque and Treasurer Khalilur Rahman Sajal presented four keynote papers on different aspects of consumers' rights protection and rights including energy sectors and its regulatory frameworks.

They said importance should be given to alternative energy sources like solar energy, biomass, wind, geothermal, marine renewable energy, waste and other renewable energies to reduce pressure on natural gas for power supply.