Dhaka, April 21 -- Growing political instability and military tensions in the Middle East have started negatively impacting Bangladesh's export trade, and a prolonged crisis could also put significant pressure on vital remittance inflows.

Commerce Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir sounds alarm in parliament in a reckoning of how the Mideast mayhem is affecting the country's external trade, remittance and fuel supply.

His statement came during a question-and-answer session in parliament on Monday, with Deputy Speaker Kaiser Kamal in the chair.

Responding to a query from ruling-party MP Shamsur Rahman Shimul Biswas, the minister warns that ongoing tensions involving Iran, Israel, and the United States could cast far-reaching implications...