Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- Retailers are not following the fixed price of bottled liquefied petroleum gas using the excuse of a supply crunch and a dated pricing method. For January, Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission set the price of a 12kg cylinder, the most common form of marketing the fuel at Tk 1,232, but the consumers are not getting LPG at that price. In different areas of Dhaka city, 12 kg LPG cylinders are selling for Tk 1,500 to Tk 1,750.

The skyrocketing price has also impacted small businesses like tea stalls due to higher production costs to customers. The importers and distributors blamed the higher price on the middlemen and an incompatible price method of BERC. Businesses said there is a supply chain disruption as they are una...