Russia-Ukraine war costs Bangladesh $8 billion
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA): Bangladesh spent an additional $8 billion on the import of fuel and food grains due to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, an official said on Tuesday.
The South Asian country spent $8.9 billion on the import of petroleum products in the financial year 2021-22, according to the central bank data.
The country annually needs to import about 6.6 million tons of refined and crude petroleum.
Bangladesh is among the countries that import fuel and are partially dependent on some food grains, including wheat, from Russia and Ukraine.
Bangladesh is also facing a dollar crisis due to the Russia-Ukraine war.
“Due to the Ukraine-Russia war, Bangladesh has spent $8 billion extra to meet import costs. This additional cost has been incurred due to the increase in the prices of various imported products including fuel,” Bangladesh prime minister’s energy adviser, Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury, said during a webinar organized by Bangladesh Energy Society on Tuesday.
He, however, observed that energy security cannot be ensured depending on a single fuel. Therefore, a decision about coal mining will be made keeping in view the environmental concerns.
He said the government is thinking of meeting a large part of the daily energy demand through solar power.
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