Dhaka, May 6 -- After weeks of uncertainty, a vessel carrying 1 lakh tonnes of crude oil arrived at Chattogram Port on Wednesday, paving the way for the resumption of full operations at the country's lone state-owned refinery, Eastern Refinery Limited (ERL).

The vessel, MT Nyneamia, berthed at the port in the afternoon.

Managing Director of Eastern Refinery, Md. Sharif Hasnat, said , "The vessel arrived at the port this noon. Following the unloading, we will begin the refining process and restore full production capacity."

Officials at Eastern Refinery PLC (ERL) said once the unloading process is completed, the refinery is expected to resume full-scale production by May 8 or 9.

Operations at the refinery had been severely hampered thr...