Dhaka, April 1 -- Bangladesh has requested the United States to grant a special waiver to purchase refined diesel and other petroleum products from Russian sources due to global supply chain disruptions.

Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman presented the appeal to US Energy Secretary Chris Wright during a meeting at the Energy and Mineral Resources Division on Tuesday, according to the Bangladesh Embassy in Washington.

Khalilur explained the "energy-related challenges Bangladesh is going through due to supply chain disruptions" in the meeting, the embassy said.

"He requested the US to provide Bangladesh special waiver to buy refined diesel and other petroleum products from Russian sources," it added.

The minister emphasised that the reque...