, March 3 -- Bangladesh has sufficient fuel stock and there is no risk of supply disruption or price hike despite the ongoing tensions in the Middle East, Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) Chairman Md Rezanur Rahman said on Tuesday.

"We have already opened letters of credit (LCs) for 15 consignments for March. For April, another 15 consignments have been scheduled, of which payment for seven has already been completed. So there is no reason for any fuel shortage in the country," he told reporters at the BPC office in Karwan Bazar.

The BPC Chairman said the country currently has fuel reserves sufficient for several days, including diesel for 14 days, octane for 28 days, petrol for 15 days, furnace oil for 93 days and jet fuel for 55...