Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- The government will crack down on traders trying to engineer an artificial LPG crisis through hoarding, despite sufficient reserves, Information Advisor Zahed Ur Rahman has warned.

At the weekly press briefing on government progress at the Secretariat on Tuesday, he said official reviews show import, stock and supply levels of LPG remain "healthy", with importers and operators also confirming there is no shortage in the market.

Data from the National Board of Revenue (NBR) reveals Bangladesh imported 157,760 tonnes of LPG in August, followed by 118,000 tonnes through Sept 29.

"Despite having sufficient reserves, an upward trend in LPG prices has been observed in some areas, which has also been reported in the media,"...