DHAKA, April 2, 2026 (BSS) - The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has adjusted the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) upward for April, setting the new rate of a 12kg cylinder at Tk 1,728, from Tk 1,341 last month. The revised price will come into effect from 6:00 pm today, said BERC Chairman Jalal Ahmed at a press conference held at the commission’s office this afternoon. According to the new pricing structure, 12-kg LPG cylinder will cost Tk 1,633 at the producer level, Tk 1,683 at the distributor level, and Tk 1,728 at the retail level. The BERC has also adjusted the prices of cylinders of various sizes. The new rates are Tk 792 for 5.5kg, Tk 1,801 for 12.5kg, Tk 2,161 for 15kg, Tk 2,305 for 16kg, Tk 2,593 for 18kg, and Tk 2,881 for 20kg cylinders. Larger cylinders have also seen price revisions, with 22kg set at Tk 3,169, 25kg at Tk 3,601, 30kg at Tk 4,321, 33kg at Tk 4,753, 35kg at Tk 5,041, and 45kg cylinders priced at Tk 6,428. In addition, the price of autogas has been increased from Tk 62.14 per litre to Tk 79.77 per litre. However, the price of government-supplied 12.5kg LPG cylinders remains unchanged at Tk 776.93. Speaking at the event, BERC Chairman Jalal Ahmed said the government is taking steps to ensure a stable LPG supply, including strengthening market monitoring through district administrations.  He noted that the country’s monthly LPG demand stands at around 1.5 lakh metric tons, with imports rising slightly in recent times—a positive sign for supply stability. He also warned that LPG and autogas must not be sold above the government-fixed prices at any level, adding that strict legal action will be taken against violators. Among others present at the announcement were BERC commission members Md. Abdur Razzaque, Md. Mijanur Rahman, Dr. Syeda Sultana Razia, and Brig. General Md Shahid Sarwar (retd).  

RANGPUR, April 2, 2026 (BSS) - Rangpur City Corporation (RpCC) Administrator Advocate Mahfuz Un Nabi Chowdhury Don has emphasized the need for a long-term plan to develop Rangpur as an eco-friendly, green and livable city.   “If the city’s Shyamasundari Canal, KD Canal, Ichamati river, Kukrul Beel, Chikley Beel can be properly planned and renovated in a sustainable manner for the next hundred years, then only the city dwellers will get the desired benefits,” he said.   He said this while addressing the 'Student-Youth Environment Conference to Protect the Nature and Environment of the Teesta, Shyamasundari Canal and Rangpur Division' held at the city's Town Hall auditorium as the chief guest this afternoon.    The Rangpur divisional unit of environmental youth organization Green Voice organised the divisional level event with the slogan “Youth will fight and build a green world.”    Presided over by Rangpur divisional convener Md Rabiul Islam Rubel, Chief Coordinator of Green Voice Alamgir Kabir delivered the welcome speech at the conference.   Riverine People Director Professor Dr Tuhin Wadud, Udichi Shilpi Gosthi Rangpur President Shwasswato Bhattacharya, District Convener of Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon Advocate Shamima Akhter Shirin and Member-secretary Rashidus Sultan Bablu, Rangpur and Rajshahi Divisional Coordinator of Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association Tanmoy Sanyal, among others, addressed the conference.    He said that today's youth are the citizens of the future. The more they are aware of the environment, the better the environment they will enjoy in the future.    “The movement that Green Voice is carrying out with the youth on the issue of environment will one day give us a clean environment,” he said.    The RpCC Administrator said that the biggest obstacle to the development of any institution or area is corruption.    “Therefore, today's youth must be vocal against corruption and develop themselves as corruption-free citizens,” he said, and sought the cooperation of those who work with the environment in building an environment-friendly green Rangpur city.    Chief Coordinator of Green Voice Alamgir Kabir said that the role of today's students is very necessary to build a livable and environmentally friendly country in the future.    “We believe that one day a livable and environmentally friendly country will be built through the hands of these young, young students,” Alamgir Kabir hoped.    The other speakers said that Rangpur division is currently facing a multidimensional environmental crisis due to the effects of climate change, drought, floods, river erosion, water-logging and unplanned urbanisation.    They called for the expansion of tree plantations of native species to preserve biodiversity, control the use of plastic, and ensure environmentally friendly waste management.    More than 500 representatives from 40 units of Green Voice and about 600 people from various organizations, and interested groups of Rangpur division participated in the conference.