Dhaka, June 8 -- Bangladesh government has increased 16.7 per cent electricity tariffs at the customer level effective from June 2026 billing cycle. As a result, the retail consumers of electricity will require to pay Taka 1.52 more (weighted average price) per unit (kilowatt-hour (kWh) electricity use. As per the new power tariff rates applicable for the residential category, customers who use 76-200 units of electricity per month will pay at a rate of Taka 8.5 per kWh. Previous rate before the tariff hike was Taka 7.2/unit; domestic consumers using 201-300 units/month to pay Taka 9.1/unit.; consumers using 301-400 units/month Taka 9.62/unit; consumers of 401-600 units/month Taka 15.01/unit; consumers above 600 units/month Taka 17.35/uni...