Bangladesh receives diesel from India via pipeline

Bangladesh has begun receiving diesel from India, with an initial supply of 5,000 tonnes expected by Wednesday (March 11, 2026), an official said on Tuesday (March 10, 2026), amid growing concerns about a fuel shortage due to the ongoing crisis in West Asia.

"We have started receiving diesel from Monday [March 9, 2026] afternoon at Parbatipur depot in [northwestern] Dinajpur from Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) in Assam through the Bangladesh-India Friendship Pipeline,” a Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) spokesman said.

He said it could take nearly 45 hours to pump the 5,000 tonnes of diesel, meaning the process might continue until Wednesday (March 11, 2026) evening.