In Bangladesh’s parliament on Thursday, NCP lawmaker Abul Hasnat (Hasnat Abdullah) questioned the government over reported fuel shortages at petrol pumps across the country. He said that despite earlier assurances from the power and energy minister that there was no crisis, many pumps were closing, including in Sylhet, where long queues of vehicles were seen. Hasnat accused the government of ignoring the issue and urged the minister to acknowledge the problem and provide a timeline for resolving it.

In response, Power and Energy Minister Iqbal Hasan Mahmud stated that the government was supplying the usual daily amount of fuel to all pumps. He explained that since an incident in Iran, fuel sales had suddenly increased, causing stocks that previously lasted more than a day to sell out within hours. The minister attributed the visible queues to panic buying rather than a supply shortage, insisting that petrol deliveries continued daily.

The exchange highlighted growing public concern over fuel availability and the government’s efforts to reassure citizens about stable supply conditions.