Dhaka, March 7 -- Bangladesh Shadharon Nagorik Shamaj, a civil society platform, on Saturday urged all stakeholders not to create any artificial fuel shortage in the country, taking advantage of the ongoing situation in the Middle East.

In a statement, the organisation's convener Mohiuddin Ahmed called on people not to spread panic among the public over the uncertainty surrounding global fuel supply triggered by the conflict in the Middle East, reports UNB.

The platform said a dishonest group of traders might attempt to create an artificial crisis in the domestic market by using the international situation as an excuse.

At the same time, it warned that instability in the fuel supply management could also arise due to some wrong and unp...