DHAKA, Mar 28, 2026 (BSS) - The government has decided to appoint tag officers at all petrol pumps across the country. 

The decision was taken at an online meeting held on Friday with Energy and Mineral Resources Division Secretary Mohammad Saiful Islam in the chair.

The meeting was held with the aim of supervising and coordinating Bangladesh's energy management activities amid the ongoing global context, a handout said today.

Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) will appoint tag officers in Dhaka and Chattogram metropolitan areas.

However, in districts and divisional cities, except Dhaka and Chattogram metropolitan areas, the concerned deputy commissioners and upazila nirbahi officers will appoint a government official as a tag officer for every petrol pump under their jurisdiction.

In addition, as per the decision of the meeting, all the concerned entities have been requested to appoint a government official as a tag officer for every petrol pump and send information to the Energy and Mineral Resources Division. 

The tag officers will work in the prescribed manner of the Energy and Mineral Resources Division/BPC and submit daily reports, the handout said.