Sun News Desk: The price of a 12-kg liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) has increased at the consumer level in the country.

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Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) announced the new price on Wednesday morning. It will be effective from 1pm today.

Earlier on August 2, the government decreased the price of LPG by Tk 35 to Tk 1,219 per 12 kg cylinder.

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“Five to 45kg LPG containers will be rationally sold as per the new rates,” said BERC acting chairman ABM Faruque.

As per the announcement, the price of gas for motor vehicles has been increased to Tk57.55 per litre instead of the earlier Tk56.85 per litre.

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Bangladeshi private LPG operators mainly import the gas from the Middle East market based on Saudi CP.

The BERC, for the first time, fixed the retail-level LPG price on April 12 after holding a public hearing to comply with a High Court order.

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