Bangladesh to import coal from Indonesia or China

The caretaker government in Bangladesh has directed its Importers and Exporters Federation to import coal from Indonesia or China, UNI reported on Sunday.

The government had enforced a ban on import of coal from two Indian states - Meghalaya and Assam - due to high sulphur content, fearing environmental and health hazard, the report said.

The report said that said the sulphuric content of coal in these states is seven to nine per cent.

This was not the first time that the Bangladesh authorities had banned import of such coal from India.

However, Dhaka withdrew the order after Bangladesh importers pressed hard to allow the import of coal from Meghalaya due to reasonable rate, compared to coal from Indonesia and China. (*)