Why Your LPG Cylinder Just Got Tk223 More Expensive

If you cook with bottled gas, your kitchen just got more expensive. From 8pm on Monday, a 12kg LPG cylinder costs Tk2,060, up Tk223, or about 12 percent, from the Tk1,837 it cost in October. It is the third straight monthly increase, and for households that rely on bottled gas rather than piped supply, it is the kind of cost that shows up quietly in the monthly budget until it suddenly does not feel quiet at all.

• The retail price of a 12kg LPG cylinder rose to Tk2,060 from Tk1,837, an increase of Tk223, effective 8pm on November 2.
• This is the third consecutive monthly rise, after cylinders went from Tk1,585 in September to Tk1,837 in October.
• The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) sets the price every month based on the Saudi Aramco Contract Price for propane and butane.
• Autogas, privately marketed LPG, and other cylinder sizes all rose by similar proportions, so the increase is not limited to households.

Why does the price keep changing every month?

Unlike piped natural gas, which the government prices administratively and rarely changes, LPG in Bangladesh is imported, and BERC resets its price each month to track the Saudi Aramco Contract Price, the benchmark that global LPG suppliers use to set wholesale rates for propane and butane. For this round, BERC cited an August 2026 Saudi CP of $720 per tonne for propane and $780 per tonne for butane. BERC secretary Md Nazrul Islam Sarkar supplied the underlying figures, and BERC chairman Jalal Ahmed announced the new price.

"All LPG-marketing companies will implement the price, which will remain effective until further notice," said BERC chairman Jalal Ahmed.

That monthly reset is also why the price has now risen three months running. A 12kg cylinder cost Tk1,585 in September, rose Tk252 to Tk1,837 in October, and has now risen a further Tk223 to Tk2,060 in November. Three increases in three months is unusual even by the standards of a market that already resets monthly, and it reflects a steady climb in international propane and butane prices rather than a one-off local shock.

It is not just the 12kg cylinder

BERC's order covers the whole range of LPG products, not just the standard household size. A 15kg cylinder now costs Tk2,575, and a 45kg cylinder, more common for small restaurants and shops, costs Tk7,726. Privately marketed LPG sold by weight rose to Tk171.68 per kg, reticulated private liquid LPG including VAT rose to Tk165.85 per kg, and gaseous LPG through pipeline-style distribution rose to Tk368.50 per cubic metre. Autogas, the LPG blend used by converted vehicles, now costs Tk91.95 per litre. Because the increase runs across all of these categories, it reaches far beyond household kitchens into small businesses, three-wheeler transport, and any restaurant that cooks on bottled gas rather than a piped connection.

Product	New price
12kg LPG cylinder	Tk2,060
15kg LPG cylinder	Tk2,575
45kg LPG cylinder	Tk7,726
Private LPG (per kg)	Tk171.68
Autogas (per litre)	Tk91.95

What it means for your money

For a household that goes through roughly one 12kg cylinder a month, this single change adds about Tk223 to the monthly budget, on top of the Tk252 added in October. That is a combined Tk475 increase over two months for the same amount of cooking gas, a jump of nearly 30 percent since September with no corresponding rise in most household incomes. For families already stretched by inflation running above 8 percent, a cost that used to be a predictable fixed line item has become one more variable expense to plan around each month.

For small business owners, particularly roadside restaurants, tea stalls and caterers that rely on 45kg cylinders, the arithmetic is steeper in absolute terms: a 45kg cylinder's cost moves by a larger number of taka even at the same percentage increase, and many small food businesses operate on thin enough margins that they either absorb the hit or quietly raise prices on tea, parathas and other staples, the kind of pass-through that shows up later in general kitchen market inflation rather than in the gas bill itself.

What you can actually do about it

There is no way to avoid a centrally set commodity price, but a few practical steps can soften the impact. Buying from BERC-authorised retailers matters because the official price is a ceiling companies are required to honour, and in previous price cycles some consumers have reported paying well above the official rate during supply shortages, effectively paying a markup on top of an already higher price. Comparing per-kilogram costs across cylinder sizes is worth doing too, since a 12kg cylinder and a 45kg cylinder do not always scale perfectly, and the larger size can occasionally work out cheaper per kilogram for households with the storage space to use it. For households near a piped gas connection, the price gap between metered natural gas and LPG has widened further with this increase, which is worth factoring in for anyone deciding where to live or whether a gas-line connection is worth pursuing.

Frequently asked

Will the price fall again? It can. BERC's price has fallen in some previous months when the Saudi CP eased, so a run of increases does not guarantee the next one. Who actually sets this? BERC sets the ceiling price every month based on the Saudi Aramco Contract Price, and all licensed LPG-marketing companies are required to sell at or below it. Does this affect piped gas too? No, this change applies only to bottled LPG and autogas; piped natural gas pricing is set separately and changes far less often.