Dhaka, June 4 -- The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) on Thursday restored electricity tariffs for lifeline and marginal consumers to their previous levels, a day after announcing a tariff hike, following government intervention and appeals from state-owned power utilities.

The decision means that residential consumers falling under the first two usage slabs, those consuming up to 50 units and up to 75 units of electricity per month, will continue to pay bills at the previous tariff rates.

According to official sources, the government felt that the tariff increase announced by BERC on Wednesday did not reflect the proposals submitted by the state-owned Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) and other public power distri...