SATV, Kathmandu, Mar. 26 - Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today chaired a special meeting to determine necessary steps to address the fuel situation amid rising global oil prices triggered by the ongoing Middle East conflict.

The meeting was held at the Secretariat in the morning, with the prime minister in the chair, said his Additional Press Secretary Atikur Rahman Rumon.

Earlier in the day, the prime minister arrived at the Secretariat at 9:02am and attended to official duties before joining the meeting.

He also unveiled a commemorative postage stamp marking Independence and National Day.

The prime minister is scheduled to chair a Cabinet meeting at 4:00pm at the Cabinet Division conference room at the Secretariat.

Rumon said the Cabinet usually meets on Thursdays, but this week’s meeting was brought forward as Independence and National Day falls on Thursday.