News: From January 20-25, 2015, the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) held a public hearing on wholesale electricity price shuffle following a proposal from the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) to raise the tariff by 18.12 per cent or Taka 0.85 per unit (from the existing Taka 4.67 to Taka 5.52 per kwh). Also another public hearing will be held by BERC on February on increasing the tariff of gas.…

News: President Tayyip Erdogan, who came to Kırşehir for inaugurals, called for votes in a sufficient number to ensure the new constitution at the general elections on June 7. Erdogan said, "You will show the necessary attitude and display the strength necessary for a new constitution. You will lay the foundation of the New Turkey." [Source] Comment: There are lively times in politics with the oncoming elections in Turkey. Wrong…

News Nandi Hills MP was caught on video camera accompanied by nominated URP MP Sunjeev Kaur Birdi showing them intimidating and harassing officials at the Gilgil Weigh Bridge over lorries detained for overweight. In the video, lawmakers are seen insulting and threatening the law enforcement officers. They were also demanding the officials and police officers manning the Weigh Bridge to release the trailer believed to have been without a letter…

News: Police officials in the southern French city of Nice questioned an 8-year-old boy who is believed to have made comments in school defending the gunmen who killed 17 people in terrorist attacks in and near Paris this month, a senior regional police official confirmed on Thursday. Conflicting reports remain as to the nature of the comments made by the boy, with some reports claiming he said, "We must kill…