A Bangladesh Petroleum Corpo-ration (BPC) official at Baghabari depot yesterday said the corporation would be forced to completely suspend diesel distribution in the region in case it failed to secure a fresh supply by last night.

Of the three state-owned fuel distribution companies run by the BPC, Meghna Oil Company has already stopped diesel distribution since Wednesday last. The same fate looms large over the other two companies -- Padma and Jamuna.

The acute diesel crisis, due mainly to lack of timely supply, poses a threat to severely damage the region's irrigation-based Boro cultivation.