Dhaka, Aug. 9 -- The construction of Bangladesh's first-of-a-kind oil-transportation pipeline has been completed spending Tk 36 billion, and its operation is expected to begin this month, enabling BPC to save time, costs and curb system loss and environmental pollution.

The pre-final commissioning of the pipeline took place in June and Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) plans to start transporting oil under its own management.

The entire pipeline is protected by a three-layer extruded polyethylene coating, crossing the beds of 22 rivers and canals, with nine stations along the way and a new fuel depot established in Cumilla's Barura upazila.

According to BPC officials, the pipeline, capable of transporting 3.0 million tonnes of fue...