State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has expressed Bangladesh's interest to import more petroleum at an affordable price from neighbouring country India.
Nasrul Hamid made the interest while making a courtesy call on India's Minister of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Housing, Urban Affairs Hardeep Puri in Delhi, reports UNB.
He discussed diesel import, India-Bangladesh friendship pipeline, Engineers India Limited (EIL), increasing energy cooperation, exchange of experience, training and human resource development, LNG import, offshore gas exploration etc with the Indian minister.
The state minister also discussed the overall situation of the energy sector in Bangladesh.
In response, the Indian minister invited Nasrul Hamid to the India Energy Week scheduled for next February.
He said that India will work closely with Bangladesh in the area of energy cooperation.
“If Bangladesh wants to open the energy market, India will extend necessary cooperation,” he said.
Bd-pratidin English/Golam Rosul
