Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman has also sought more volumes of fertilizer from the neighboring country<\/p>\n
Bangladesh has sought more fuel from India to offset a supply shortage triggered by the Middle East conflict.<\/p>\n
Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman, who was in New Delhi on an official visit on Wednesday, met with India\u2019s minister of petroleum and natural Gas, Hardeep Singh Puri, and conveyed Dhaka\u2019s request.
\nPuri said the request would be considered \u201creadily and favorably,\u201d Bangladesh\u2019s \u2060Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
\nDhaka has also sought higher volumes of fertilizer, Reuters reported.<\/p>\n
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Bangladesh relies on imports for about 95% of its energy requirements for its 175 million people. India is expected to supply 180,000 tonnes of diesel to its neighbor each year.
\nRahman also met with his Indian counterpart, S.Jaishankar, and Commerce Minister Piyush Goel.
\nThe visit comes as Bangladesh\u2019s new dispensation is seeking to build a fresh chapter in its bilateral relationship with India.
\nIt is the first high-level visit from Bangladesh since Tarique Rahman was sworn in as prime minister in February.<\/p>\n
The Bangladeshi side also reiterated its request to extradite former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, who have been handed the death penalty, to Bangladesh, the PTI news agency reported.
\nThe two sides agreed that Hasina\u2019s stay in India should not be allowed to impede ties between the two countries, according to the report.
\nBilateral ties, which became strained after Hasina fled to India following\u00a0an uprising in 2024, have been on the mend since Rahman assumed power in February.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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