Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC)
Corruption has crossed all limits
BPC once again found to be at the centre of it
Only the guilty need indemnity laws
The national energy crisis is a direct result of the corruption and nepotism encouraged by the indemnity law.
Who will rein in Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation?
It must be made accountable for its irregularities
Padma’s oil tank sealed off for duty dodging
For the past two months a storage tank of state-run Padma Oil Company containing nearly 6,000 tonnes of furnace oil has been kept sealed off by Custom House, Chattogram on charges of dodging duty of Tk 116.74 crore.
BPC irregularities: JS committee stunned
There has been no external audit of the accounts of Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation over the last 10 years, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Public Undertakings has found.
Why should people suffer for a bad pricing policy?
The government must reconsider its fuel price hike decision
''BPC's Tk 48,000cr profit overstated; now to make Tk 205cr per month"
After the latest fuel price hike, Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation will make a profit of Tk 205 crore per month, provided that the dollar price continues at the rate of July.
The energy policy is becoming increasingly illogical
Does the government at all care about the socioeconomic fallout of massive fuel price hikes?
A black day in the history of fuel prices
Record price hikes mark an anti-people policy shift
Fuel price hike: Ctg transport owners demand new fares, suspend services
Chittogram Metropolitan Transport Owners' Association has announced that the public transportation service in Chattogram city will remain suspended from this (August 6, 2022) morning until the government re-fixes the fares to adjust to the fuel price hike.
BPC chairman says current stock normal, petrol pumps not told to limit fuel sales
Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) Chairman ABM Azad today (July 27, 2022) said if imports were stopped today, the stock diesel (4,31,000 MT) will be able to meet demands of the whole country for 32 days.
Local airlines to face hurdles as jet fuel price goes up yet again
Local airlines will face a severe blow and lose global competitiveness due to the unprecedented increase in jet fuel prices in the domestic market yet again.
Govt took profits of Petroleum Corporation, left it in lurch
Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation made huge profits for seven years through import of petroleum at low prices but the government took that money, leaving the BPC ill-equipped to cope with the current international market volatility.
A hike in fuel prices now will be too much to bear
Authorities must explore alternative options
Jet fuel price hiked for domestic flights, int'l remains same
The price of per litre jet fuel was raised by Tk 5 — to Tk 111 — for domestic flights today (June 12, 2022) by Padma Oil Company Limited, a subsidiary of Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation.
Dhaka-Ctg fuel pipeline: Construction 50% complete
The installation of a fuel pipeline from Chattogram to Dhaka is progressing at a brisk pace as about half of the work is already complete while the rest is expected to be complete by December, according to project officials.