Govt cuts LPG price, fixing 12-kg cylinder rate at 1, 885

“The newly fixed price of a 12-kg LPG cylinder is Tk 1,885, which will be effective from 6pm today (June 2). All LPG marketing companies will implement the new rate,” said BERC in an announcement.

Md Nazrul Islam Sarkar, secretary of the commission, signed the announcement saying that the prices of all the 13 different sizes of LPG-filled cylinders have been reduced for June.

In line with the shipping fare and trader's premium charge for LPG import have been re-determined at US$200 per tonne for the interim period to maintain normal LPG supply in the country, it said.

The BERC reduced the price of LPG as per the Saudi Contract Price (Saudi CP) which was $760 and $820 per tonne of the Propane and Butane. Considering the Propane and Butane ratio 35:65 average, Saudi CP per tonne $799, the BERC also re-fixed the price of LPG and auto gas for June, 2026. 

As per the BERC decision, 12.5 kg LPG has been re-fixed at Tk 1,963 at retailer level, 15 kg at Tk 2,356, 16 kg at Tk 2,513, 18 kg at Tk 2,827, 20 kg at Tk 3,141, 22 kg at Tk 3,455, 25 kg at Tk 3,927, 30 kg at Tk 4,712, 33 kg at Tk 5,183, 35 kg at Tk 5,497 and 45 kg at Tk 7,068.

The BERC also re-fixed auto gas price at Tk. 86.93 per litre, while per kilogram of LPG at reticulated stage at Tk 153.31 at retailer level inclusive VAT owned by the private sector and Tk 340.70 per cubic metre of supplied LPG in a gas system owned by the private sector, reports BSS.