Petrol pump owners strike: Petrol pump owners today called a symbolic strike on August 31 in demand of increased commission for selling fuel. Following the fuel price hike on August 5, the commissions have decreased to 3.78 and 2.56 percent respectively.
Refiners have hiked the prices of soybean oil by nearly 4 per cent to Tk 192 per litre, said a press release today. The new prices have been made effective from today.
Oil prices were little changed on Thursday as investors grappled with falling stockpiles in the United States, rising output from Russia and worries about a potential global recession.