The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) announced on Sunday that it will keep the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) price unchanged for May, giving consumers a breather after two consecutive hikes last month.
In a notice issued in the afternoon, BERC said LPG will sell at April's fixed rates in May, keeping the price of the widely-used 12-kg cylinder at Tk 1,940.
The decision comes after the LPG price was revised upward twice in April: by Tk 32.30 per kg on April 2, and again by Tk 17.62 per kg on April 19, pushing the 12-kg cylinder price from Tk 1,728 to Tk 1,940.
For autogas, BERC fixed the consumer-level price at Tk 89.52 per litre (VAT inclusive) for May, a marginal increase of Tk 0.02 per litre over the revised April rate.
Autogas also saw two upward adjustments in April. On April 2, the price rose by Tk 17.94 per litre to Tk 79.77 (VAT inclusive), followed by a further hike of Tk 9.73 per litre on April 19, setting it at Tk 89.50 per litre.
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