Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) distributors have announced that they will stop selling LPG across Bangladesh on 15 and 16 October, demanding a revised commission, an end to harassment by law enforcers and the return of unused cylinders to the market. Selim Khan, president of the LPG Gas Traders' Cooperative Society, announced the programme at a press conference at the National Press Club on Monday (12 October), Ittefaq reports.
If the demands are not met after the two days, LPG sales will stop indefinitely across the country, he said.
The distributors want companies barred from changing prices at will after the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) sets the monthly LPG price, with any later adjustment made only through BERC.
They also want thousands of unused cylinders brought back into use. Many companies have shut down and some cannot open letters of credit to import LPG, they say. Only six or seven companies are now active, Selim Khan said, so several lakh cylinders lie idle; if the government or the companies filled them and supplied them through dealers, consumers could buy LPG at fair prices, the traders argue.
The traders also accused the Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection and executive magistrates of unreasonable fines and harassment.
Selim Khan said the BERC chairman contacted him during the press conference and told him the commission was reviewing the demands and would take the necessary steps soon.
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Source: Ittefaq
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