BNP will hold countrywide demonstrations on Friday protesting the power price hike.
BNP joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi made the announcement at a press conference at party’s Nayapaltan headquarter on Thursday afternoon.
The BNP spokesperson also condemned the power tariff hike by the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission.
The party will stage demonstration rallies in district headquarters, metropolitans and thanas while demonstration processions in wards of the capital.
The commission increased the retail power tariff by 6.96% on Thursday.
The new tariff will be in effect from the current month.