Staff Reporter :
Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has re-fixed the price of 12kg Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) price cylinder at Tk 1,254 from the existing Tk 1,242, with effect from Sunday evening 6:00pm. The BERC announced the new price of hiking of Tk 12 per kg through an online press conference on Sunday.
As per the announcement, the price of autogas for motor vehicles has been hiked to Tk 58.46 per litre from the earlier price of Tk 57.91.
The price of the government LPG will remain unchanged, said the BERC.
Earlier in June, the price of LPG was decreased by Tk 7.23 per kg.
LPG price was lowest at Tk 1,225 for 12kg in January this year and it witnessed a continuous hike in price in February, March and April.
The BERC, for the first time, fixed the retail-level LPG prices on April 12 after holding a public hearing to comply with a High Court order.
The other quantity containers of LPG from 5kg-45kg will rationally be sold at per the new rates, said BERC Chairman Abdul Jalil. As per the announcement, the price of autogas for motor vehicles has been increased to Tk58.46 per litre instead earlier Tk57.91 per litre.
Abdul Jalil said, though the price of LPG has come down on the international market, the price has increased locally due to the higher price of the US dollar.
Last month the dollar price was Tk85 while this month it was calculated at Tk93.50.
