Despite the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) fixing the retail price of a 12-kg LPG cylinder at ৳2,060 (up from ৳1,585 in September following two price hikes of ৳252 and ৳223), severe price distortion persists across the country. In Dhaka markets, 12-kg cylinders are selling for up to ৳2,350, while in regional centers like Rangpur, retail prices range between ৳2,250 and ৳2,300.

Distributors from the LPG Gas Business Co-operative Society, led by Organizational Secretary Abu Taher Qureshi and Joint Organizational Secretary Moni Mukta Paul, met with the BERC Chairman and submitted a formal written complaint with evidence detailing widespread malpractices by major importers. The association revealed that while distributors are supposed to procure 12-kg cylinders at ৳1,905, major importers—including JMI, Euro LPG, G Gas, Jamuna LPG, and Beximco—are charging between ৳2,190 and ৳2,300. Crucially, importers are issuing official cash memos for the BERC rate of ৳1,905 while forcing distributors to transfer the excess money into secondary accounts. Evidence of these transactions has also been submitted to the Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection (DNCRP).