Dhaka: As there is no crisis of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) in the country, the energy ministry today asked local administration to take action against those responsible for the artificial crisis. ‘The district and upazila administrations were asked to operate mobile courts to normalize the situation,’ according to a ministry press release. The government hoped that the price of LPG will normalize soon through the cautionary measures, it said.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, in the backdrop of high price of LPG at the retail level, an energy adviser held an emergency meeting with officers and reviewed the situation in detail. Another meeting was held in the ministry between the leaders of the LPG Owners Association and LPG operators with the energy secretary in the chair. The meeting discussed the ongoing LPG crisis in detail. LPG association leaders and importers in the meeting said that retailers created the crisis by taking advantage of the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission’s re-fixing of LPG prices this month.
The press release emphasized that there is a sufficient stock of LPG gas in the country, attributing the market disruptions to local retailers who have manufactured an artificial crisis. It was highlighted that the import volume of LPG in November 2025 was 1.05 lakh metric tons, while December 2025 saw an increase to 1.27 lakh metric tons. Despite this increase in imports, the release stated that there is no logical basis for a supply shortage in the market.
Furthermore, the government has already taken initiatives to address some demands raised by the association. It was also decided in the meeting that the LPG Operators Association will issue a statement today regarding the artificial crisis.