Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister and BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday said there is no fuel shortage in the country and the current situation has been artificially created by some people involved in unethical business practices. Report UNB
“There is no fuel crisis in the country. However, some people are creating this situation through unethical business activities,” he said while addressing a program in Thakurgaon.
He made the remarks at a function organized by the district administration at Mirza Ruhul Amin Auditorium, where relief and development assistance were distributed.
Mirza Fakhrul alleged that profiteering and black-market trading of fuel are behind the perceived shortage, adding that such practices are harmful to the nation’s economy and must be stopped.
He also said that instructions have been given to take strict action against those involved in fuel-related irregularities.
Referring to farmers, he said agricultural producers continue to suffer losses, particularly in potato cultivation, as they are not getting fair prices and even failing to recover production costs.
