Dhaka, March 2 -- The government has kept unchanged the prices of diesel and kerosene at Tk 105 per litre, octane at Tk 126 per litre and petrol at Tk 122 per for the month of March under the automatic fuel pricing formula.

Petroleum prices have been kept unchanged to those similar to February level to ensure supply of such items at reasonable prices, an order of the Energy and Mineral Resources Division (EMRD) under the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources (MPEMR) stated on Saturday.

The EMRD also published a gazette over the petroleum prices for March.

The government first introduced the automatic fuel pricing formula on March 07, 2024.

The government usually applies Platts's oil product assessments or benchmarks for fixi...