Dhaka: Bangladesh plans to import 8,000 tonnes of diesel next month from India after it imported 25,000 tonnes of refined diesel in April, 10,000 tonnes in March, and 8,000 tonnes in May from the neighbouring country. ‘The government intends to import 8,000 tonnes of diesel during the Aman season in June,’ Meghna Petroleum Limited Deputy Manager (Operations) Md Habibur Rahman told BSS.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the May shipments came in two phases through the pipeline from Assam’s Numaligarh Refinery Limited to Bangladesh’s Parbatipur depot. Rahman noted that the demand for diesel particularly in the northwestern region increases during the irrigation season, with officials estimating that 2,000 tonnes of the petroleum would be required per week to irrigate the Aman crop this year.
He described the diesel import from India as an ongoing process, highlighting that Bangladesh has been importing refined petroleum oil since 2021 through the pipeline from the Numaligarh Refinery in India’s Assam state.