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Some retail and wholesale traders have increased the prices of of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), said Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan on Tuesday.
While responding to reporters at the Secretariat after a meeting, the adviser said, “The traders created an artificial crisis in the market by taking advantage of the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission’s price adjustment announcement.”
”LPG is imported and then bottled. Imports are higher this month than last month, so there is no reason for any shortage from that perspective.”
Fouzul Kabir said, ”Those who expected LPG prices to rise saw that BERC increased the price by Tk 53 or so and many tried to take advantage of that. We have asked the Cabinet Secretary to ensure mobile courts are conducted in every district.”
