Dhaka Times Report. And how many times the price of fuel oil will increase only the superior knows. As the price of fuel increases again and again, it has an impact on the daily necessities, due to which the prices of the goods are increasing rapidly.
The price of all types of fuel oil is being increased again for the fifth time during the tenure of the grand coalition government. May be increased from Tk 2 to Tk 5 per litre. According to sources in the energy department, the price increase may be announced by the government's executive order at the end of this month or at the beginning of next month. Earlier, the source also confirmed that the summary of fuel price increase will be sent to the Prime Minister for approval. It is known that the decision to increase the price of fuel oil was taken in a meeting of the top three officials in the concerned department on March 8. Before this, the price of fuel oil was increased four times. Khabar Dainik Yugantar.
Energy Secretary Mohammad Mezbahuddin said that he did not know anything about the decision to increase the price of fuel and said that if you hear these questions from the air, it will not happen. Regarding the meeting on March 8, he said, many issues were discussed with the advisor and the state minister. So how did you know that something happened in that meeting regarding the increase in oil prices. He said that the finance minister knows what he has said about what the finance minister recently said in the parliament about the increase in the price of fuel. And I will not comment on his words. He said, I am not a spokesperson. State Minister Spokesperson. ask him
Senior officials of the Energy Department said that the top three officials of the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources met on March 8 at the Prime Minister's Energy Advisor's Office at the Secretariat. Other officials present in this meeting are State Minister Enamul Haque and Energy Secretary Mohammad Mezbahuddin. According to the sources of the meeting, in that meeting, price increase was discussed to reduce the subsidy on fuel oil. In the same meeting, it was decided to increase the price of fuel oil from Tk 2 to a maximum of Tk 5 per litre. It was also decided to send the proposal to the Prime Minister for approval before increasing the price at the end of this month or the beginning of next month. A source at the meeting said the price hike announcement is most likely to come this month early next month due to the ongoing Boro season.
It is known that in the current financial year, fuel oil subsidy has been estimated at 11 thousand 8 billion taka. In the previous financial year, the government gave a subsidy of 8,200 crores on fuel oil. Meanwhile, it has been reported that the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) will not be taken into consideration in the process of increasing the price of fuel oil. The price increase will be implemented only by the executive orders of the government.
In 2011, the government increased the price of fuel four times in the name of subsidy. The price of diesel, kerosene, petrol and octane has increased by Rs 17 per liter in the last one year. On May 5, 2011, all types of fuel oil prices were increased by Tk 2 without any public hearing. On September 19, the price of furnace oil was re-fixed by Rs 8 from Rs 42 to Rs 50. Besides, diesel, petrol, octane and kerosene have been increased by 5 rupees. Two months later, on November 10, the government increased the price of all types of fuel by 5 rupees. Last December 29, the price of all types of fuel oil was increased by Tk 5. According to the new price per liter diesel is selling at Tk 61, kerosene at Tk 61, petrol at Tk 91, octane at Tk 94 and furnace oil at Tk 60. Last year too, diesel was sold at Tk 44, kerosene at Tk 44, petrol at Tk 74, octane at Tk 77 and furnace oil at Tk 40. And if the price of fuel oil is increased once again in March or April of this year, it will be the fifth time during the current coalition government's tenure.
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