Dhaka, Mar 10 (V7N) – Bangladesh is set to receive 5,000 metric tons of diesel from the Numaligarh Refinery Limited in Assam, India, to maintain fuel supply stability.

The information was confirmed by Muhammad Morshed Hossain Azad, General Manager of the Commerce and Operations Department of the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC).

He said that pumping of diesel has already started, and the fuel is expected to reach Bangladesh through the cross-border pipeline by Tuesday. The government has taken the initiative on an urgent basis to maintain normal fuel reserves and ensure uninterrupted supply in the country.

Earlier on Sunday, Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury, Bangladesh’s Finance Minister, formally proposed to Pranay Verma, the Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, to supply an additional 50,000 metric tons of diesel over the next four months through the Bangladesh–India pipeline to help address the ongoing energy challenges.
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