Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) has decided to limit the amount of fuel sold to vehicles each day in an effort to curb panic buying.
According to the decision, motorcycles will be allowed to purchase a maximum of two liters of fuel per day, while private cars can buy up to 10 liters.
According to BPC, SUVs and microbuses will be allowed 20-25 liters of petrol or octane per visit at filling stations. Pickup trucks and local buses may receive 70-80 liters of diesel, while long-distance buses, trucks, covered vans and container trucks will be supplied 200-220 liters of diesel.
In a notice issued recently, the state-run fuel regulator said that amid the ongoing global crisis, negative reports about the country’s fuel stock situation circulating in various media outlets and on social media have triggered a surge in demand among consumers.
“To meet this additional demand, dealers are trying to collect more fuel from depots than usual,” the notice said.
