Dhaka, April 30 -- The government has increased retail prices of diesel, kerosene, petrol and octane for the month of May. The retail gas price for power plants was also hiked.

As per a gazette notification on the last day of April, the prices of diesel and kerosene was raised by Tk 1 to 107 per litre from, existing Tk 106 while the price of petrol was set at Tk 124.50 per litre from Tk 122, up by Tk 2.50 per litre and octane price was set at Tk 128.50 per litre from Tk 126, up by Tk 2.50.

The new prices will come into effect from May 1.

The Energy and Mineral Resources Division set the new automated price through a gazette notification as per the government decision on Tuesday.

The first automated price came into effect on March 7. ...