Mill owners have raised cooking oil prices by as much as 32 per cent after consulting the government following a shortage during Eid-ul-Fitr.
Bottled soybean oil will now cost Tk 198 a litre, up from Tk 160, Bangladesh Vegetable Oil Refiners and Vanaspati Manufacturers Association said in a notice on Thursday.
The price of five-litre bottles of soybean oil has been fixed at Tk 985. Unpacked soybean oil has been raised by Tk 40 to Tk 180 per litre, reports bdnews24.com.
The mill owners raised the price of palm super oil by Tk 42 to Tk 172 a litre.
