Bangladesh Shadharon Nagorik Shamaj, a civil society platform, recently urged all stakeholders not to create any artificial fuel shortage in the country taking advantage of the ongoing situation in the Middle East.
In a statement, the organization’s convener Mohiuddin Ahmed called on people not to spread panic among the public over the uncertainty surrounding global fuel supply triggered by the conflict in the Middle East.
The platform said a dishonest group of traders might attempt to create an artificial crisis in the domestic market by using the international situation as an excuse.
At the same time, it warned that instability in the fuel supply management could also arise due to some wrong and unplanned decisions by the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation and Petrobangla.
However, according to various sources, the country currently has adequate fuel reserves, the statement said.
