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DHAKA, April 9, 2026 (BSS) –Bangladesh has begun importing an additional 8,000 metric tons of diesel from India through the Bangladesh-India Friendship Pipeline to Padma Oil PLC’s Parbatipur depot.

By this evening, about 5,500 metric tons of diesels have already arrived, confirmed Kazi Md. Robiul Alam, Manager (Operations) of Meghna Petroleum Limited.

He said, “To ensure the country’s energy security, the government regularly imports diesel from India through the pipeline. As part of this initiative, pumping from Assam’s Numaligarh Refinery began at midnight on April 7.  So far, 5,500 metric tons have been delivered, and pumping is on.”

Robiul Alam added that the pipeline is expected to supply the full 8,000 metric tons, with the operation likely to be completed by April 11.

Refined diesel has been imported through this pipeline from Numaligarh Refinery since 2021. 
Previously, Bangladesh received a total of 10,000 metric tons in two phases of 5,000 metric tons each on March 11 and 23, followed by another 7,000 metric tons on April 1. In total, 17,000 metric tons of diesels have been imported through these three phases.