Dhaka, April 17 -- State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Aninda Islam Amit says Bangladesh now holds the largest stock of refined fuel in its history, while assuring that demand in April and May can be fully met despite disruption to crude oil imports due to the conflict in the Middle East.

Speaking while visiting the Easter Refinery Limited (ERL) in Chattogram's Patenga on Friday, Amit said the government had already secured supplies to meet fuel demand over the next two months and was now working to prepare for June.

"I can say with full responsibility and with pride that something that has never happened in Bangladesh's history has happened now -- we currently have the highest stock of refined fuel in the country's h...