The hike is attributed to the government's increased Value Added Tax on LPG

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Gas Monkey app showcases LPG gas cylinders of different brands

Now customers have to pay Tk 1.48 more for a kilogramme of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG)

The new price will be effective from 6:00pm today

Strict market monitoring needed from authorities

Retailers are not following the fixed price of bottled liquified petroleum gas using the excuse of a supply crunch and a dated pricing method.

Price of liquified petroleum gas (LPG) has decreased by Tk 5.39 per kg to Tk 102.70 from previous price of Tk 108.09 per kg as Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has announced its latest price for the month of January.

Though the Saudi CP price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in international market slashed, Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has hiked its price due to high rate of dollar exchange.

The energy regulator today reduced the retail prices of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) of private companies by Tk 93 for every 12kg LPG cylinder.