Dhaka, April 20 -- The government has claimed that it has sufficient stocks of octane and diesel to meet the local demand.

However, supply remains sluggish, and people across the country are still enduring long and often unbearable waits at filling stations.

Fuel stations have imposed purchase limits based on vehicle capacity, further fuelling panic buying.

The situation has also encouraged the emergence of a black-market syndicate involved in hoarding and selling fuel at inflated prices.

In response, the local administration, with support from law enforcement agencies, has conducted several drives based on intelligence inputs and recovered large quantities of fuel from different parts of the country.

Even after hours in queues, many...