Dhaka, June 3 -- e-Islami has announced rallies for Thursday in all metropolitan cities, including Dhaka, in protest against the hike in electricity tariffs.

In a statement on Wednesday, the party strongly condemned the decision hiking the electricity prices and demanded its immediate withdrawal, along with measures to control rising commodity prices.

It said the protest rally in Dhaka will be held at the North Gate of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque at 5:00pm.

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In the statement, Party Secretary General Mia Golam Porwar alleged that the government is "engaged in an extreme and cruel game of cutting the pockets of the common people."

He said the increase in electricity prices ahead of the natio...