The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

To create awareness among the sellers and consumers of their rights and obligations, the first national conference on consumer movement will be held at BIAM auditorium in the city on January 21.

About 65 per cent of the population are deprived of electricity connections in the country at present. Power and energy sectors will be the focal issue in the day-long conference.

This was disclosed at a press conference organised by Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) at Dhaka Reporters Unity yesterday.

Khalilur Rahman Sajal of CAB readout a written statement, while Quazi Faruque, General Secretary and Borhan Ahmed, President of CAB, spoke on the occasion.

The speakers said, "Stet type of problems are prevailing in the power and energy sector in the country, how this could be solved and role of consumers will be discussed in the conference."

To aware the consumers about the role and duty of the Energy Regulatory Commission so that they could approach the commission for readdress, they said.

The aim of the conference will be to strengthen the consumers' movement and to give all information and knowledge so that community leaders could play an important role in future, they added.

Other aim of the conference will be to include those people who are involved in the consumers' rights movement across the country, the speakers said.