Bangladesh Rations Fuel Amid Mideast War Energy Crunch; Fatal Altercation Erupts

• Bangladesh initiated fuel rationing on Sunday due to the deepening energy crisis caused by the Middle East war.
• The country, which imports 95% of its oil and gas, saw restrictions on fuel sales by Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) following US/Israeli attacks on Iran and Tehran's retaliatory strikes.
• Panic buying and hoarding spread, leading to limits like 2 liters for motorcyclists, and long queues formed at filling stations in Dhaka.
• A 25-year-old man, Nirob Hossain, was killed in Jhenaidah after a refueling altercation, sparking unrest, bus torching, and vandalism.
• Five of Bangladesh's six fertilizer factories have been closed until March 18 due to current tensions, impacting industrial output.