7,000 more metric tons of diesel imported from India

Another 7,000 metric tons of diesel have been imported from India to the district’s Parbatipur depot through the pipeline. Deputy Manager (Operations) of Padma Oil PLC’s Parbatipur depot Md. Ahsan Habib Chowdhury confirmed this information to BSS on Wednesday (April 1) afternoon.
He said that to ensure the country’s energy security, the government has continued to import diesel from India regularly through the pipeline. Diesel pumping from Assam’s Numaligarh refinery to the pipeline started on March 28. Later, 7,000 metric tons of diesel arrived at the Parbatipur depot through the receipt terminal of the Bangladesh-India Friendship Pipeline Project at 10:30 pm on Tuesday.
Earlier, a total of 10,000 metric tons of diesel came to Bangladesh in two phases through the same pipeline on March 11 and 23. A total of 17,000 metric tons of diesel was imported from India through this pipeline.
The distribution of imported diesel among dealers has started from this afternoon. The depot has been kept open next Friday as per government instructions to maintain normal supply of fuel oil. Regular oil supply to the listed dealers continues.
Bangladesh Army and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members have been deployed at the Parbatipur depot to ensure security. Oil distribution activities among dealers are being conducted in their presence.