, April 15 -- The government has assured that there will be no fuel crisis in the country over the next two months.

"As I mentioned earlier, the current stock of octane and petrol is sufficient to meet demand for at least the next two months. I can assure that we have adequate reserves," Spokesperson for the Energy and Mineral Resources Division Monir Hossain Chowdhury told reporters at a press briefing on Wednesday.

Some 5 lakh litres of illegally hoarded fuel have recently been recovered and the country currently has adequate reserves to meet demand, said Monir, also Joint Secretary (Operations).

Currently, 1.01,385 tonnes of diesel, 77,546 tonnes of furnace oil, 31,821 tonnes of octane, 18,211 tonnes of petrol and 18,223 tonnes of j...