<div style="text-align: justify; "><b style="font-size: 1rem;">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said the Bangladesh-India Friendship Pipeline will play a pivotal role in ensuring fuel security in Bangladesh while many countries across the globe are facing serious fuel crisis due to the Russia-Ukraine war.</b><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">&nbsp;“When many countries across the country are at the verge of fuel crisis due to the Russia-Ukraine war at that time this pipeline will play a vital role in ensuring fuel security of our people,” she said.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Prime Minister said this while inaugurating the 131.57-km cross-border 'Indo-Bangla Friendship Pipeline' as part of energy sector cooperation between the two neighbouring countries through which Bangladesh will import petroleum, especially diesel from India.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Prime Minister Narendra Modi formally inaugurated the newly built pipeline.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Hasina was connected from her official residence Ganabhaban while Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was connected from his office.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Hasina said that both Bangladesh and India have materialised many possibilities in the recent past regarding the bilateral relations between Bangladesh and India.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">“We have settled all our bilateral problems one by one,” she said.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">She mentioned that both the neighbouring countries are working together for their development.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">“We are getting cooperation for our development from India,” she said.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Hasina said that Bangladesh will be benefited variously due to the inauguration of the Bangladesh-India Friendship Pipeline.&nbsp;</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">“The time and expenditure for importing diesel from India will be reduced significantly by this pipeline,” she added.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">She also mentioned that the supply of diesel in 16 districts in the northern region of the country will remain stable. UNB</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>