Dhaka, Jan. 28 -- Bangladesh will import around 1.42 million tonnes of petroleum from eight state-owned companies of different countries under the government-to-government (G-to-G) arrangements in the first half of the current year.

According to sources at the Energy and Mineral Resources Division under the Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry, the government will require to spend about US$806.769 million, equivalent to Tk 6772.87 crore, to procure this bulk refined petroleum from January to June this year.

They said the Energy and Mineral Resources Division and state-owned Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) will import the bulk petroleum. Of the total fuel, the BPC will buy 1.19 million tonnes of gasoil (diesel) while 1 lak...