The threat was carried out for the second time in a month by the association of the petrol pump owners. Previously they issued the threat on August 17 with an ultimatum of 11 days, which ended on August 28. However, the threat was not translated into action at that time.

Leaders of the Bangladesh Petrol Pump Owners Association at a press conference in Dhaka yesterday said they will stop trading of fuels across the country if the government does not fulfil their demands, which include hike in sales commission and compensation for operational loss caused by storage leakage and evaporation.

The petrol pump owners demanded to raise their commission to eight percent including three percent compensation for operational loss. " Presently we get only 2.06 percent commission for diesel and 1.96 percent for octane and petrol," said Mohammad Nazmul Haque, president of the association.

The other demands of the association include setting up testing laboratory in depots and establishing joint monitoring committee to stop fuel adulteration, formulating a specific guidelines to set up petrol pumps and CNG stations and issuing arms licence to pump owners.