‘The i Financial Express Page-01, Pos 6-6, Date:04-09-2023 Strike causes fuel supply disruption Many city pumps dry, vehicles wait in others FE REPORT Fuel supply to petrol pumps in many areas across the country was disrupted on Sunday, as some pump owners and lorry ‘operators enforced strike Fractions of Bangladesh Petrol Pump Owners! Association (BPPOA), Bangladesh TankLory Owners’ “Association, Bangladesh Tank-Lonry Workers' Union, and Padma, Meghna and Jamuna Tank-Lorry Workers’ Welfare Association called the strike to press home their various demands. ‘Their demands include: fixing fuel ol sales commission at 7.50 per cent, publishing gazete recognising the petol pump owners ascommission agents, and publishing gazecte rotification announcing non-application of Continued to page 7 Col. 6 Strike causes fuel supply Continued from page 4 col § value added tax (VAT) on fares of tank-lor- ries, and fixing the economic life of tank lor- ties which aze over 25 years old, ‘On Sunday, many pumps in the capital ‘were found out of oil, while vehicles queued up for procuring fue Sazzadul Karim Kabul, president of a fraction of petrol pump owners’ associa- tion, said the strike was enforced in areas like Rajshahi, Rangpur, Natore, Baghabari, Khulna, Dhaka and Chattogram. He told the FE that a meeting was sup- posed to be held beoween the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) and the petrol ‘pump owners and lorry operators on Sunday to discuss issues relating to enhancing the ‘agents’ commission, "If any fruitful decision comes from the meeting, we may decide to call off our strike: Mr. Kabul, however, said the BPC had assured them of revising the commission rate tomorrow (Tuesday), ier, they vowed to continue the strike until their demands are met, Meanwhile, Nazmul Hug, president of another fraction of Bangladesh petrol pump dealers, distributors, agents and own: fers association, in a press conference at the BPC on Sunday said unless the strike is called off a severe fuel scarcity would occur across the country Lorries are not allowed to enter the oil depots, and so pumps face oil shortage, he added. spfut-istam@outtookcomDhakaTribune Page-11, Pos 3-4, Date:04-09-2023 Bakhrabad Gas Distribution first in APA for FY23 Frribune Desk Bakhrabad Gas Distribution Company Limited (BGDCL) along with Petrobangla has secured the first position jointly in implementing the Annual Performance Agreement (APA) for financial year 2022-23 among all the subsidiaries of Petrobang- la and its affiliated companies under the Depart- ‘ment of Energy and Mineral Resources. As per the assessment by the Financial Insti- tutions Division (FID) of the Ministry of Finance, BGDCL achieved the highest 100 per cent marks. This achievement has been made possible by the concerted efforts of the officers and employ- es at all levels under the leadership of the Man- aging Director of BGDCL, the overall direction of the BGDCL Board of Directors and the unanimous cooperation of various ministries, departments, organizations and customers of Petrobangla and the government. All the officers and employees of BGDL ex- pressed their thanks and gratitude to the manag- ing director for achieving unprecedented and un- precedented success in APA in the financial year 2022-2023, @Page-04, Pos-1-2, Date: 04-09-2023 ATT AICS Brey reg Corr se BOTORL saice wMRCHIE Cconeae Scares soe gies SCH Freee mares, sce Gwe eH gre Gael ae Tey eSoeny atuatue RCerMEM) ceraets eefacninny ginie Com aise me wee TREAT fee Fave songie MERITS Swe “at ATE, Ts Zour foe wie stereos enn 8 Eon gre canons ee fewen aa ore be aac ‘encom arenes oa) aera eran ene! CO wee, Heat Sieve eee afte gr rami 6 ete | aICK Corser fam Clara lens were ag. apm oR ANE RCT ee, ESAT “Rs ete oT) StaMT, RLEROH ACI Coa ferns eee Pte Emme oe Sa Srey EAC RE MNOONCE | Ceo ICO omens coopers fete en wanes ae Te Se ete ey Toner en Cee en so coe s3 we Cae | Sse yauee Be eye ome or OM ren gry own ct oes cseme COCE ITTil THB rey SF tau is ole Ht ey u rn HePage-15, Pos-1-3, Date: 04-09-2023 xara Haag ara site Garg four afin = re se acts (eer apn faa @ were Few Baw ‘wert Orme aT, aS Serie (411) rears fern, rae @ af Soe aay asagie ae ees ae) SETAE SEH, Te aR HAT ME A, TRE GRAM ke see co gM eroT worfae Fe A Gq afer wor ae ACSI FOE) ents tata aris gs My FETS Dae we aan, Tata a oer Stet fe cima SH REDaD efcs Fis 20% Seal aaation 98 esters oH 7 ae so . feiss aie, sbnir MEH Slaw sist corey am anata) bdr ta fear ata eae ACH GiB) SES SRS CHE is Be see] oh at TERR) Fost aTataa aT POR went aca, Feet apa “ee on aes Shee Serta ahs al TR) ee sre deters Sonfes sate seen Sho att Bcari we Sher wer, efrwrwrrs cor Fey a SI Shera eT TTR SAH I ELST) SPR Sect GPT ah] STOR ST af oe eT cele erie THR ater a1 eaeet four, ent wigan wae ace “IM SA Sg EO amid a ode case A trea ooh aeatha ary MReINTC! WRT CFE REE | wit Seater corn frie ane ash ofears aida false aaa Be 9 aI BATS Firs Bore FA |