The decision was announced in a gazette notification issued by the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources today, Sunday. According to the notification, the retail price of diesel will remain unchanged at Tk 115 per litre. However, the price of kerosene has been increased from Tk 130 to Tk 135 per litre, the price […]
As a result, the need for alternative sources, larger storage facilities and prompt implementation of a second refinery project has once again come to the fore. At present the company can store only 225,000 tonnes of crude oil. After the Iran War began, eastern refinery officials began searching for alternative sources. Initially, after examining the […]
To understand the potential impact of the shutdown, it is important to look at the import structure. In the 2024-25 financial year, BPC spent Tk 50,195 crore to import 6.215 million tonnes of fuel. Of this, 1.51 million tonnes (about 24 percent) was crude oil, while the remaining 76 percent consisted of refined fuel, which […]
After this, the process of importing 100,000 tonnes of crude oil from Malaysia has started, which is expected to arrive in the country within this month. Currently, the refinery processes Saudi Arabia’s “Arabian Light Crude” and the United Arab Emirates’ “Murban Crude”. From these two sources, 13 types of fuels are produced in the country, […]
The conference also said that personal hoarding of fuel or creating chaos is dangerous and increases the risk of accidents. Instead, the crisis can be resolved through mutual cooperation and restraint. The organization urged people not to pay heed to rumors spread on social media and take fuel from the pumps as per the prescribed […]