The Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) has announced that 5,000 tons of diesel are being imported from India’s Numaligarh Refinery in Assam.
The fuel is expected to reach Bangladesh on Tuesday (10 March) through a cross-border pipeline.
The information was confirmed to the media by Muhammad Morshed Hossain Azad, General Manager of BPC’s Trade and Operations Division.
According to BPC sources, the pumping process to send the diesel from India has already begun.
The government has taken this urgent initiative to maintain a stable fuel reserve and ensure uninterrupted fuel supply across the country. Officials believe that importing diesel through the pipeline will help reduce both transportation costs and delivery time.
Earlier, Bangladesh formally proposed importing an additional 50,000 tons of diesel over the next four months through the same pipeline. On Sunday, Finance Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury made the request to Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma.
In addition, Bangladesh has an existing agreement to import 180,000 tons of diesel from the Numaligarh Refinery by December this year. However, the supply had been halted due to tensions in Dhaka–Delhi relations.
The total cost of the deal is estimated to be about Tk1,462 crore, with part of the funding coming from BPC and the remainder expected to be financed through bank loans.
FP/A
Couple killed in motorcycle-pickup van collision in Manikganj
Close Hormuz, shut US bases: Iran’s new supreme leader in first message
15 medical workers killed, 45 injured in Israeli attacks on Lebanon
Ten of a family among 12 killed in Bagerhat road crash
Jamaat ameer urges impartial role from new Speaker 
367 flights cancelled at Dhaka airport amid Middle East security concerns
PM launches ‘Family Card’ programme
5,000 tons of diesel to arrive from India today
BB allows profit repatriation up to Tk100 crore
