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Published : 31 May 2025, 11:41 PM
The interim government has raised the price of kerosene by Tk 10 per litre for June while cutting diesel by Tk 2, and petrol and octane by Tk 3.
The revised rates, announced in a notification from the Energy and Mineral Resources Division on Saturday, will take effect from Jun 1.
Under the new pricing, diesel will now sell at Tk 102 per litre, petrol at Tk 118, octane at Tk 122 and kerosene at Tk 114.
Although global oil prices fluctuate regularly, Bangladesh had long maintained retail prices unchanged for extended periods, with the government stepping in occasionally to adjust them.
This often led to either consumer losses or financial pressure on the state-run Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC).
To address this, the then government introduced an automated monthly pricing system for fuel in March last year, aligning local prices with international market trends.
Since taking office after the Awami League government’s ouster in a student-driven uprising, the interim administration has moved to monthly fuel price adjustments.
The first revision came on Aug 31 last year.
In the current cycle, diesel and kerosene prices have dropped from Tk 104 per litre to the new rates.
Petrol was earlier sold at Tk 121 per litre, octane at Tk 125.
Last month (April), the prices for these fuels were Tk 1 higher per litre compared with the new rates.
