Bangladesh scraps light displays as Mideast war worsens fuel crunch

The South Asian nation of 170 million people imports 95 percent of its oil and gas needs. Following the US and Israeli attacks on Iran, and Tehran's retaliatory strikes throughout the Gulf, the national oil company, Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC), restricted fuel sales for most vehicles on Sunday. The BPC said in a statement that if fuel consumption can be cut by 25 percent, Bangladesh will have 14 days of diesel left. The government has requested people to stop panic buying. The goverment...