Dhaka, April 15 -- Information Adviser Zahed-Ur-Rahman says the government may be forced to raise fuel prices if the war in the Middle East persists.

"Considering the circumstances, the issue of adjusting the price of fuel oil may come to the fore," he said in response to a question from the media at the Secretariat on Thursday.

Asked whether the price of fuel would go up, the information advisor said: "I am not sure whether the price will actually increase. But you are all well-connected people. You are noticing that the war in the Middle East may take a turn for the worse. Then again, we see that Donald Trump saying that the situation may improve too. The current situation is that ships are being blocked in the Strait of Hormuz by bot...