Dhaka, April 6 -- Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Monday told Parliament that the government has taken initiatives to import fuel oil and LNG from alternative sources to ensure energy security in the context of the ongoing Middle East war.

"In the context of the Middle East war, the government has taken initiatives to import fuel oil and LNG from alternative sources to ensure energy security," he said, while replying to a tabled question from treasury bench lawmaker Joynal Abdin (Feni-2) in the House.

The finance minister said the government has taken a series of comprehensive measures to strengthen and make the country's fragile economy more stable and dynamic in the face of global recessionary pressure caused by the o...