Iran war drives fuel crisis in Bangladesh as holidays approach

DHAKA – Bangladesh is facing a serious energy crisis linked to the ongoing conflict in the Middle ⁠East.

Fuel rationing is in place in Bangladesh ahead of both Eid al-Fitr –the great festival at the close of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan – and Easter, with universities closed early ahead of the holidays and fuel rationing in place since Monday of this week.

Passage through the Strait of Hormuz – a key shipping lane off the southern coast of Iran, through which as much as a quarter of the world’s oil passes ...