Bangladesh began fuel rationing on Sunday as the war in the Middle East deepened an energy crunch, creating long queues at petrol stations and boiling over into anger.
The country of 170 million people imports 95 per cent of its oil and gas needs.
Following the US and Israeli attacks on Iran, and Tehran’s retaliatory strikes throughout the Gulf, the national oil company, Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC), restricted fuel sales for most vehicles.
Authorities capped fuel purchases for several…
Bangladesh rations fuel as US-Iran war stresses energy supplies
