191 cases filed, 87,000 litres of hoarded fuel seized in 24 hours

Authorities have conducted a nationwide crackdown on fuel irregularities, filing 191 cases and recovering more than 87,000 litres of illegally hoarded fuel within the last 24 hours.

According to a statement published on the official Facebook page of the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources on Tuesday morning, a total of 391 drives and mobile court operations were carried out across the country.

The statement said the operations were conducted simultaneously in all 64 districts on 30 March to monitor the fuel situation. As a result, authorities collected fines amounting to Tk935,070.

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Several individuals were also sentenced during the drives. In Satkhira, one person received a two-month jail term, while in Chandpur another was sentenced to one year in prison. In Gazipur, one individual was jailed for one month.

During the drives, a total of 87,700 litres of illegally stored fuel were seized. This included 67,400 litres of diesel, 6,444 litres of octane, and 13,856 litres of petrol.

The statement further added that magistrates from the Energy and Mineral Resources Division continue to conduct similar operations in metropolitan areas, and such drives will remain ongoing.