The government has approved separate proposals to procure essential commodities, including 1.10 crore litres of edible oil, 10,000 metric tons (MTs) of lentils, and 1,00,000 MTs of fertilizer, to meet the growing demand in the country.

The approvals were made during the first meeting of the Advisers Council Committee on Government Purchase (ACCGP) this year, chaired by Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed, Adviser to the Interim Government on the Ministry of Finance, at the Bangladesh Secretariat.

Under the proposal from the Ministry of Commerce, the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will procure 1.10 crore litres of soybean oil from Super Oil Refinery Limited for approximately Tk 189.14 crore, with each litre costing Tk 171.95. Additionally, TCB will procure 10,000 MTs of lentils from Shabnam Vegetable Oil Industries Limited for around Tk 94.95 crore at Tk 94.95 per kilogram.

The Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) will also procure 30,000 MTs of granular urea fertilizer from Qatar Energy Marketing for Tk 127.68 crore, while the Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) will purchase 40,000 MTs of DAP fertilizer from MA'ADEN, Saudi Arabia, at a cost of Taka 296.16 crore.

Lastly, BADC will procure 30,000 MTs of TSP fertilizer from OCP NUTRICROPS SA, Morocco, for Tk 158.40 crore.

BDST: 1654 HRS, JAN 02, 2025
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