Staff Reporter

The government has decided to increase postal charges of Bangladesh Postal Department both for domestic and foreign posts from first of January considering the increase in various related costs.
The decision was taken at a meeting of the Council of Advisers with Chief Adviser Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed in the chair at the Chief Adviser’s Office yesterday.
The price of a postcard has been fixed at Tk 1.50 instead of existing Tk 1, while price of an envelope has been fixed at Tk 3 instead of Tk 2. Besides, an additional 20 per cent service charge will be added to the actual cost of sending all foreign mails. [Read more]