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LPG Prices Drop by Tk30, New Rate Effective Today
The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has announced a reduction in the price of a 12kg Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinder by Tk30, bringing the new price down to Tk1,363 from the previous Tk1,393 in May. This new rate will be effective from 6pm today, as announced by the BERC chairman at their office.
The use of LPG has significantly increased across various sectors including household cooking, restaurants, transport, and both small and large industries due to the cessation of new natural gas connections. In line with this, BERC has set the retail price of LPG at Tk113.55 per kg. Consequently, the prices of cylinders weighing between 5.5kg and 45kg have also decreased.
Despite the regulated prices, consumers have reported having to pay more than the government-set prices. Additionally, the price of autogas used in cars has decreased to Tk63.53 from last month’s Tk63.92.
The price of a 12kg LPG cylinder has fluctuated over the past months, being Tk1,442 in April, Tk1,482 in March, Tk1,474 in February, and Tk1,433 in January. In December of the previous year, the price was Tk1,404.
BERC has been adjusting the LPG prices monthly in coordination with the propane and butane prices of Saudi Aramco Company to align with international market rates. The first instance of BERC fixing the LPG price in the country was on April 12, 2021, and since then, the price has been adjusted every month.
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecasted light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty winds at most places across the Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram, and Sylhet divisions. Some areas may experience moderately heavy to very heavy rainfall, according to their latest weather bulletin released on Thursday.
Day and night temperatures are expected to remain nearly unchanged across the country.
The highest rainfall in the country over the past 24 hours was recorded in Kumarkhali, with 104mm of rain by 6 a.m. on Thursday.
The axis of the monsoon trough extends from India’s Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, and West Bengal to Assam, passing through Bangladesh, with one of its associated troughs stretching into the North Bay of Bengal.
The monsoon remains active over Bangladesh and moderate to strong over the North Bay region.
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecasted that the mild heat wave currently affecting parts of the country, including the capital, is expected to subside in most areas within the next 24 hours, starting from 9 am today.
“A mild heat wave is sweeping across the divisions of Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, and Sylhet, as well as the districts of Jashore, Chuadanga, and Kushtia. It is likely to ease in most regions,” the department reported.
In addition, BMD predicted light to moderate rainfall or thundershowers, accompanied by temporary gusty winds, across most of Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram, and Sylhet divisions. Some areas are expected to experience moderate to very heavy rainfall.
Temperatures across the country may drop by 1-2 degrees Celsius during both day and night.
On Monday, Dinajpur in the Rangpur division recorded the country’s highest temperature at 38.6°C, while Bandarban in the Chattogram division saw the lowest temperature at 24.6°C early today.
Meanwhile, rainfall recorded in the past 24 hours, ending at 6 am today, reached 66 mm in Nikli of Dhaka Division.
The sunset in Dhaka is at 5:53 pm today, and sunrise is expected at 5:49 am tomorrow.
Two separate murder cases were filed today in connection with the deaths of a private service holder and a Madrasa student during the anti-discrimination student movement.
The first case was lodged by Ridwan Ahmed with Panchlaish police station, accusing former ministers Dr. Hasan Mahmud, Barrister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Naufel, and 127 others for the death of his nephew Sujan, 14. Sujan, the son of Belal Hossain from Beramara village in Noakhali’s Sadar Thana, was a student at Al Jamirul Hayat Madrasa in the city’s Chandgaon area. He was fatally shot in the Muradpur area on July 18.
The second case was filed by Jamal Uddin at Doublemooring police station, accusing 225 individuals, including Dr. Hasan Mahmud and Education Minister Barrister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Naufel, for the killing of his elder brother Alam, a private service holder, on August 5.
