Dhaka, April 23 -- Motorists in Dhaka continue to endure long queues and hours of waiting for fuel despite the introduction of a fuel-pass system at selected filling stations, with many describing the situation as unprecedented and deeply frustrating.

Abdul Karim, a motorcyclist who travelled from Ashulia, said he had been waiting at the Ramna Filling Station since 2:15 pm on Wednesday.

Talking to the FE correspondent at 3:49 pm near the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, he narrated his hardship of standing for hours under scorching heat.

"We are suffering a lot under these extreme weather conditions," he said.

Karim recounted that it took him seven to eight hours to get fuel at a station in Ashulia. In Badda, he queued from 4:00 pm and ...