One man was killed on Saturday night in the southern district of Jhenaidah after an altercation with petrol station staff over refuelling
2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenAgence France-PressePublished: 10:40pm, 8 Mar 2026Bangladesh 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 types of vehicles as panic buying and hoarding spread following warnings of possible supply disruptions.
For example, motorcyclists are now limited to a maximum of two litres (0.5 US gallons) per tank.
“Consumers tend to buy more than they usually purchase” during times of crisis, BPC said in a statement.
