The committee, headed by joint secretary (administration) of the ministry Md Alauddin, was asked to submit its report within next seven working days.

Energy Adviser Maj Gen (retd) Ruhul Alam Chowdhury said ruthless action would be taken if anybody is found responsible for the crisis.

Energy Secretary AMM Nasir Uddin said the fuel supply across the country would become normal soon as the state-owned oil depots started supplying petroleum from Tuesday night.

Briefing the reporters, he said the ministry was taken by surprise to see the fuel crisis. "Because, there was no logical reason for such a crisis."

He said petrol pump operators every day lifted about 1,300 tonnes of gasoline for last three days before the Eid while the normal requirement is between 6,000 and 8,000 tonnes per day.

"The crisis indicates there was something beyond the economics," he said.

He said the country has adequate stock of gasoline, because there is no fund shortage for import of petroleum. Asian Development Bank and a foreign bank have provided huge loan to import fuel oil.

He said if there is no blockade or hartal, which disrupts shipment, there would be no crisis of gasoline this year.

Meanwhile, Petrol Pump Owners' Association President Nazmul Haque told UNB that pump operators started getting fuel supply from yesterday. But it would take at least one more day to have a normal situation in fuel supply, he said.

Haque blamed the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation's (BPC) mismanagement for the fuel crisis.