12-kg LPG cylinder price hikes by Tk 46

The government has increased the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) again at a retail level. The price of each 12-kilogram cylinder of LPG has been increased by Tk 46 to Tk 1,297.

The price would be effective from 6:00pm Sunday, said Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) at an online press briefing on Sunday (December 4).

Earlier last month, the price of each cylinder of LPG was increased by Tk 51.

BERC chairman Abdul Jalil announced the new price at a function online.

According BERC, the government LPG prices have been kept unchanged. The new price of LPG per kg at consumer level in the private sector is Tk 105.22.

The prices of LPG cylinders of different quantities will be determined accrodingly. Apart from this, the new price of LPG (auto gas) used in vehicles has been set at Tk 60.41 per litre, which was earlier Tk 58. 28.