<div style="text-align: justify; "><b style="font-size: 1rem;">Price of liquified petroleum gas (LPG) has decreased by Tk 5.39 per kg to Tk 102.70 from previous price of Tk 108.09 per kg as Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has announced its latest price for the month of January.</b><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As per the new price, 12kg LPG cylinder cost has lowered by Tk 65 as a retail consumer will get it at Tk 1232 instead of Tk 1297.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">LPG prices for other sizes of cylinders – from 5.5kg to 45kg – will go down rationally, said BERC chairman Abdul Jalil, who announced the new prices at a virtual press briefing.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">As per the announcement, the price of “auto gas” (LPG used for motor vehicles) also decreased&nbsp; to Tk 57.41 per litre from previous price of Tk 60.41 per litre, down by Tk 3 per litre.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The new prices will be effective from 6 pm today (January2, 2023).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The price of LPG, marketed by state-owned LP Gas Company, will remain the same as it is locally produced with a market share of less than 5%.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The LPG price went up to the highest, Tk 1,439 (per 12kg cylinder), in the local market, following the start of the Russia-Ukraine war in February last year.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">LPG price in Bangladesh was the lowest at Tk 1,225 for a 12kg cylinder in January last year and it witnessed continuous hikes in February, March and April in 2022. UNB</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>