The government is considering to re-fix fuel prices in the local market as international prices have decreased, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid told the parliament yesterday.
He said changes in prices would mean changes for prices of kerosene, diesel, furnace oil and octane.
A few days ago, however, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina told parliament that the government would not reduce fuel oil price until the debt of Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation was paid.
Replying to a starred question, the junior minister yesterday said the BPC has started gaining some profit since November 2014.
The BPC still has loans of around Tk26,349.81 crore even after adjusting the loans paid from November 2014, the minister said.
He added that a process has already started to formulate a policy to fix fuel price in local market comparing with the international market.