Bangladesh has imported an additional 7,000 tons of diesel from India through the Bangladesh-India Friendship Pipeline to the Parbatipur depot in Dinajpur. The consignment arrived at 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday after pumping began on March 28 from the Numaligarh Refinery in Assam. The information was confirmed by the Deputy Manager (Operations) of Padma Oil PLC’s Parbatipur depot, Md. Ahsan Habib Chowdhury.

According to the report, the government continues regular diesel imports from India via pipeline to ensure national fuel security. Earlier, on March 11 and 23, two separate consignments of 5,000 tons each were received, bringing the total imported volume through the pipeline to 17,000 tons. Distribution to registered dealers began on Wednesday afternoon, and the depot remained open on Friday under government instruction to maintain normal fuel supply.

To ensure security, members of the Bangladesh Army and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have been deployed at the Parbatipur depot, overseeing the distribution process to dealers.