Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) has decided to increase the supply of fuel across the country starting Monday, April 20, following a recent rise in fuel prices. According to a BPC notice issued on Sunday night, diesel and petrol supplies will rise by 10 percent, while octane supply will increase by 20 percent based on current monthly sales. BPC Director (Marketing) Md. Sabet Ali confirmed the decision, citing the current situation as the reason for the adjustment.

BPC data show that from April 1 to 18, a total of 307,188 tons of fuel were sold, including 208,822 tons of diesel, 2,379 tons of kerosene, 22,555 tons of petrol, 20,412 tons of octane, 30,965 tons of furnace oil, and 30,055 tons of jet fuel. On April 18 alone, 12,131 tons of diesel and smaller quantities of other fuels were sold. During the same period last year, total sales stood at 270,496 tons.

The supply increase follows the government’s April 18 decision to raise all fuel prices, with diesel now at 115 taka per liter and octane at 140 taka, after months of maintaining subsidies to control market volatility.