Staff Reporter
Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has raised the retail price of liquefied petroleum gas
(LPG) by Tk21 per kg for October, taking the price of a 12kg cylinder up by Tk252 to Tk1,837.
The new prices will take effect from 6pm on Sunday and remain in force until further orders, according to
a BERC notification issued on Sunday.
The regulator fixed the retail price of private LPG, including VAT, at Tk153.06 per kg for October,
compared with Tk132.08 per kg in September.
The September rate had brought the price of a 12kg cylinder down by Tk13 to Tk1,585.
The October increase follows a rise in Saudi Aramco’s Contract Price (Saudi CP).
The average Saudi CP for propane and butane, based on a 35:65 ratio, rose to $712.50 per metric tonne in
October from $647.75 in September.
The price of a 5.5kg LPG cylinder has been fixed at Tk842 for October, up from Tk727 in September,
while the price of a 12.5kg cylinder has increased to Tk1,913 from Tk1,652.
The prices of 15kg, 20kg and 45kg cylinders have been set at Tk2,296, Tk3,061 and Tk6,888,
respectively, compared with Tk1,982, Tk2,642 and Tk5,945 in September.
The price of autogas, used mainly in motor vehicles, has also been raised significantly.
BERC fixed the consumer-level price at Tk84.62 per litre for October, up Tk11.53 from Tk73.09 in
September.
For LPG supplied through reticulated systems, the consumer price has been fixed at Tk149.31 per kg in
liquid form and Tk0.3319 per litre, or Tk331.90 per cubic metre, in gaseous form.
The regulator kept the price of state-owned LPG unchanged at Tk776.93 for a 12.5kg cylinder at dealer
and retailer points, under its order issued on February 23, 2026.
BERC also instructed LPG storage and bottling licensees to sell LPG to distributors at the revised post-
bottling price and issue VAT invoices or delivery orders accordingly.
The increase comes amid reports of supply shortages and higher retail prices for LPG in parts of the
country.
Despite BERC’s September-fixed price of Tk1,585 for a 12kg cylinder, consumers in some areas are
paying considerably more because of supply constraints.
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4.20 lakh pieces Yaba seized in Bandarban s/c 3 line p-1
Staff Reporter
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized 4.20 lakh pieces of Yaba drugs along the Tambru
border in Naikhongchhari upazila of Bandarban district early Sunday.
Tipped off, a team of BGB-34 conducted a drive in Nayapara area, about 100 feet inside the Bangladesh
territory around 4:30 am and chased some people, suspected to be smugglers, said a press release of BGB.
Later, the BGB men seized the yaba tablets, wrapped in clothes (lungi) but could not arrest anyone as the
smugglers managed to flee the scene.
BGB’s intelligence surveillance and operations to prevent drug trafficking and smuggling along the
border are continuing. Alongside ensuring border security, such operations will continue in the future to
combat drugs and cross-border crimes.
