Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- set price of a 12-kg LPG cylinder has risen gradually in 2026 to reach Tk 2,060 in November, which is 57.73 percent higher than at the start of the year, while consumers apprehend paying Tk 2500 or more in the absence of strict market monitoring.

The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) on Monday raised the price of a 12-kg liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cylinder by Tk 223 to Tk 2,060.

In January the price stood at Tk 1,306, meaning the cost per cylinder has gone up by Tk 754 in 11 months.

Criticising the government's decision, AHM Shafiquzzaman, president of the Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB), told UNB that LPG prices have been raised in succesive rounds since April, with some token reductions in b...