Road block

Road block on the four roads of B block in Bashundhara area. Moniruzzaman said he was surprised to see the electricity bill. The electricity bill of his flat has almost doubled as compared to the other months. He said that on average, his bill comes to around five thousand rupees. Now there are more than nine thousand rupees bill.

Moniruzzaman said, "I do not understand the reason for getting more bills. My girls mostly leave the AC. That is why the bills have more to come so long. But despite the same use of electricity, I do not understand why this double bill has arrived this month.

Maruf Ahmed resident of Kalachandpur has more than one thousand taka more than the other months. Generally, the electricity bill of his house spans between 1 thousand 200 and 1,500 rupees in the month. Now there are more than two thousand rupees bill. She said that she had an infant in her upper floor. The mother-in-law's bill is more than the other. Their (mother-in-law) bill is usually between two thousand rupees. Now it increased to Tk 2,700. He said that all other tenants of the house had complained that they had received more bills.

Najma Tussi Sadia, a resident of Hatirjheel metropolitan project, said that the family members of four members with their husbands, wives and two sons. As husband and wife are job-seekers, they spend most of their time outside home. One of the two boys falls into the school and the other in the college. They do not stay home most of the day. His bill comes in the month of four and five thousand rupees. This time comes 6 thousand 10 rupees.

Sadia said, 'In addition to the lights, fans, refrigerators and other electrical components are going on, as well as an AC on the night. Even then, four and a half thousand taka bill seemed to me too much. Because, we do not stay in the house for most of the day, lights, fans, ACs are closed. I have also complained to the landlord several times over the bill. There was no solution to the problem. This bill of July came more than the other times. That is why I do not understand why it has come too much. '

When contacted, the DPDC Executive Director (Engineering) Ramiz Uddin said that the customers will get more money if they use more. The price of electricity has not been increased, so why is there more bill, it can not be said without investigation. He also said that some changes have been made in July for DPDC outsourcing. Since July 1, new organizations have been given the responsibility of meter readings. In that case, the previous months will be seen if the July's unit has been added to the unit. If there is a problem outside the meter, it will also be seen. He advised customers to check whether the meter reading is being taken properly. When the problem was found in the meter, he asked the authorities to complain to the customers.