, April 19 -- Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood and State Minister Aninda Islam Amit met Prime Minister Tarique Rahman at the Secretariat on Sunday and briefed him on the country's fuel situation.

"They met the Prime Minister at his office at the Secretariat and informed him of the latest fuel situation," said Prime Minister's Additional Press Secretary Atikur Rahman Rumon.

After the meeting, the Energy Minister told waiting journalists that the government had no alternative but to hike the prices as fuel imports require foreign currency, and the adjustment was necessary to keep the situation at a tolerable level.

He said the country is going through a "wartime situation" amid global volatility in fuel p...