, April 19 -- Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood on Sunday said unscrupulous traders are hoarding and black marketing fuel in different parts of the country, creating an artificial fuel crisis.

"An artificial crisis is being created due to panic buying and hoarding," he said in response to a tabled question from opposition MP elected from Netrakona-5 Masum Mustafa in Parliament.

The Minister said that there is no fuel crisis in the country and the statement made by State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam in Parliament is correct.

The Minister said in order to maintain normal fuel supply, district, upazila administrations and Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) tag officers have been appoin...