Jamuna Oil Company's profit grew by 81 percent compared to the same period of the previous year while profits of Meghna Petroleum and Padma Oil Company rose 33.7 percent and 38 percent, respectively.
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.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said that she is fully aware of public suffering due to the record fuel price hike and load shedding, and completely empathises with them.