Govt plans to import 5.46m tons of petroleum in 2023

Bangladesh has planned to import 5.46 million (54.6 lakh) metric tons of petroleum for 2023. Of these bulk petroleum, some 3.860 million (38.60 lakh tons) is refined petroleum while the remaining 1.6 million (16 lakh) MT is crude petroleum. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) in a meeting, with Finance

Petroleum price may go up next month: Nasrul Hamid

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has said that the government is considering a hike in petroleum prices from next month.  "But the decision will come after discussion with all stakeholders including transport business operators", he told UNB on Friday.  He said the state-owned Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC)