Strike of LPG traders withdrawn, public hearing on October 29

The two-day strike called by the traders demanding the increase of the commission in the sale of LPG has been withdrawn. The traders gave this announcement after a meeting with Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) on Wednesday. BERC has taken the decision of a public hearing on October 29 next on the matter of their demands.

President of LPG Gas Traders Welfare Association Md Selim Khan informed that several rounds of meetings have been held with the chairman of BERC in the last two days. In the meeting held around 3:30pm in the afternoon on Wednesday last the assurance of fulfilling their demands phase by phase through a public hearing at 10am on October 29 was given. They have taken the decision of withdrawing the strike in the context of this assurance.

Earlier the traders had given the announcement of keeping the sale of LPG closed across the country on October 15 and 16 on October 12 last.

Meanwhile the concerned representatives of the government held a meeting with the LPG operators at the conference room of the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources at the Secretariat in the morning on Wednesday. Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku and Commerce Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir called upon the traders to withdraw the strike at the joint press conference after the end of the meeting.

At the same time the Energy Minister warned that strict legal measures will be taken if the strike is not withdrawn.