Bangladesh imports another 8,000 tonnes of diesel from India
A total of 25,000 tonnes of diesel has been imported from India in four phases
Bangladesh has imported an additional 8,000 tonnes of diesel from India through the Bangladesh-India Friendship Pipeline, official sources said today (11 April).
The consignment has already reached the Parbatipur depot of Padma Oil Company Limited, the sources added.
Kazi Md Robiul Alam, Manager (Operations) of Meghna Petroleum Limited, told BSS that pumping of diesel from India's Numaligarh Refinery began at midnight on 7 April.
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The full shipment of 8,000 tonnes of diesel has arrived at the Parbatipur depot at midnight on Friday. Distribution of the imported diesel is currently underway.
He added that diesel imports from India are an ongoing process. If all conditions remain favourable, import of another 5,000 tonnes of diesel will begin on 17 April.
Md Ahsan Habib Chowdhury, deputy manager (operations) at the Parbatipur depot of Padma Oil PLC, confirmed that the 8,000 tonnes consignment was received last midnight. He said the depot currently has sufficient diesel stock.
Earlier, Bangladesh imported 10,000 tonnes of diesel in two shipments on 11 March and 23 March and another 7,000 tonnes on 1 April through the pipeline.
A total of 25,000 tonnes of diesel has been imported from India in four phases, which includes the latest consignment.
Since 2021, refined diesel has been regularly imported into Bangladesh via pipeline from the Numaligarh Refinery in the Indian state of Assam.
