Govt to buy 90,000 tonnes of diesel from India: Kamal

Wed Jan 12, 2022 02:58 PM Last update on: Wed Jan 12, 2022 03:01 PM
AHM Mustafa Kamal. Photo: Rejaul Karim Byron

The cabinet committee on public purchase today gave go ahead to the import of 90,000 tonnes of diesel from India’s Numaligarh.

The approval came from a meeting of the cabinet committee headed by Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal.

Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation will bring in the fuel oil from India’s state-run Numaligarh Refinery Ltd at a cost of Tk 512.48 crore, according to a government circular.