Dhaka, April 9 -- Although most of the key preparations have been completed, it may still take a few more weeks for the newly constructed 250 km Dhaka-Chattogram underground fuel supply pipeline project to start its commercial operation.

"We had planned to begin commercial operation from 1 April, but this had to be postponed due to the incomplete testing of some equipment," said Engineer Amir Masud, General Manager (Planning and Development) of the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC), while speaking to UNB.

"Now it is most likely that the operation will begin in the final week of April," he added.

BPC undertook the underground pipeline project in 2015 to save time and costs, and to ensure an uninterrupted fuel supply to Dhaka from C...