Dhaka, March 11 -- Amid ongoing turmoil in the Middle East, Bangladesh is planning to increase diesel imports from India to maintain uninterrupted domestic fuel supply, officials said.

Authorities at the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources noted that diesel constitutes a large share of the nation's total fuel demand.

To meet the northern region's requirements smoothly, discussions are under way to expand regular pipeline deliveries from India's Numaligarh Refinery Limited, in addition to maintaining current supply levels.

Bangladesh consumes roughly 12,000-13,000 tonnes of diesel daily.

On Monday, around 5,000 tonnes began flowing via pipeline from India, scheduled to arrive at the Parbatipur depot in Dinajpur over the nex...