The latest increase follows a Tk252 hike in October, when the price of a 12kg cylinder rose to Tk1,837 from Tk1,585 in September.
The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has raised the retail price of privately marketed liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) by Tk18.62 per kg for November, setting the price of a widely used 12kg cylinder at Tk2,060.
The new price of a 12kg cylinder is Tk223 higher than October's rate of Tk1,837 and will come into effect at 8pm today (2 November).
The latest increase follows a Tk252 hike in October, when the price of a 12kg cylinder rose to Tk1,837 from Tk1,585 in September.
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In a press release, BERC Secretary Md Nazrul Islam Sarkar said the retail price of privately marketed LPG had been refixed at Tk171.68 per kg, up from Tk153.06 in October.
Meanwhile, the price of autogas, the LPG used in motor vehicles, has been raised to Tk91.95 per litre for November from Tk84.62 in October.
The consumer-level price of a 12.5kg cylinder supplied by state-owned LP Gas PLC has also been increased to Tk1,860 from Tk777 in October, a hike of Tk1,083.
