Road Transport and Bridges Minister Sheikh Robiul Alam announced that the fuel rationing system for public transport in Bangladesh will be lifted starting Saturday night, March 14, 2026. The decision means buses and other public transport vehicles will have access to sufficient fuel supplies. The announcement was made in Gulistan, Dhaka, as part of the government’s effort to ease transportation disruptions caused by recent fuel shortages.

The rationing policy had been introduced on March 6 by the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) to conserve fuel amid supply complications linked to the conflict involving Iran, Israel, and the United States in the Middle East. Under that system, motorcycles were allowed two liters of petrol per day, private cars ten liters, SUVs and microbuses up to twenty-five liters, and long-distance buses and trucks up to 220 liters daily. While the restriction has now been lifted for public transport, no new directive has been issued for private vehicles.

The government also indicated that monitoring will continue to prevent overcharging and ticket black marketing during the transition period.