Bangladesh to import 22,000 tons of diesel from India

The government has decided to import 22,000 tonnes of diesel from India through the Indo-Bangla Friendship pipeline. The consignment of the 500 ppm standard diesel from the Siliguri marketing terminal of Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) will be delivered to the Parbatipur oil depot. Wednesday's meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Finance Minister AMA Muhith, approved the energy division's proposal for the diesel purchase. The diesel import will cost Tk 83.50 crore. According to the proposal, Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation recommended making a premium $5.5 for importing the diesel from NRL. Bangladesh also imported 2,268 tons of diesel from India last year.