Dhaka, Nov. 10 -- Prime Minister's Advisor on Information and Broadcasting Zahed Ur Rahman has acknowledged that liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) is being sold at prices higher than those fixed by the government.

His remarks came in response to questions from journalists at the weekly briefing at the Secretariat on Tuesday.

Media personnel asked the advisor about the unavailability of LPG cylinders at government-fixed prices, with consumers being charged Tk 500 to Tk 600 more in some cases.

He was also asked whether the sudden rise in rice prices and other essentials reflected shortcomings in the government's market monitoring.

Zahed said, "In some places, products are being sold at prices higher than what we consider reasonable. We are ...