Dhaka, March 8 -- Fuel reserves in Bangladesh have increased with the arrival of two fuel-laden ships, but the government will continue rationing supplies due to uncertainty surrounding the ongoing war, Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku said on Sunday.

"Once these two ships deliver fuel, our reserves will increase further," he said while speaking at a discussion programme at the Jatiya Press Club.

The Uttaranchal Chhatra Forum arranged the event marking the 20th imprisonment day of Prime Minister and BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman, recalling his arrest during the military-backed caretaker government in 2007.

The minister said rising reserves do not mean fuel can be used in an uncontrolled manner. "We wil...