Bangladesh is set to import 8,000 tonnes of diesel next month from India after importing 10,000 tonnes in March, 25,000 tonnes in April, 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.
He said the May shipments came in two phases through the pipeline from Assam’s Numaligarh Refinery Limited to Bangladesh’s Parbatipur depot.
Habibur said demand for diesel, particularly in the northwestern region, increases during the irrigation season, while officials estimated that 2,000 tonnes of petroleum would be required per week to irrigate the Aman crop this year.
He said the diesel import from India is an ongoing process, while Bangladesh has continued importing diesel since 2021 through the pipeline from the Numaligarh Refinery in India’s Assam state.
