Govt to procure soybean oil, lentil, LNG and fertiliser to meet domestic needs

The authorities will accumulate soybean oil, lentil, LNG and fertiliser to meet the domestic requirements.

The Advisors Council Committee on Govt Aquire, in a meeting with Finance Advisor Dr Salehuddin Ahmed within the chair, authorized a series of proposals from varied ministries on this regard this day (18 December).

As per the proposals, moved by the Commerce Ministry, its subordinate body – the Buying and selling Company of Bangladesh (TCB) will accumulate 110,000 litres of soybean oil via local originate light for its originate market sale.

The Metropolis Fit to be eaten Oil Restricted won the contract to get the bulk oil at a tag of Tk189.47 crore, with per liter at Tk172.25.

The TCB will additionally accumulate 10,000 tonnes of lentil via the local originate market. Local company Sheikh Agro Meals Industries will present the product (50 kg safe) at a tag of Tk95.40 crore, with per kg at Tk95.40.

The Meals Directorate will import 50,000 tonnes of non-Basmati boiled rice via global light.

Bagadiya Brothers Non-public Restricted of India has been chosen to get the bulk rice at a tag of TK274 crore, with each tonne at $456.67.

Dispute-owned Petrobangla will import two cargoes of LNG from the worldwide situation market via global quotation.

Switzerland-basically basically basically based TotalEnergies Gasoline and Energy Ltd will present the first cargo at Tk672.23 crore with each MMBtu at $14.25 whereas it would provide the 2nd cargo at Tk654.30 crore, with each MMBtu at $13.87.

Under separate converse-stage contracts the Bangladesh Chemical Industries Company (BCIC) beneath the Industries Ministry will get 90,000 tonnes of urea fertiliser. Kafco of Bangladesh, Qatar Energy Marketing and Subic Agri-Nutrients Company of Saudi Arabia will each present 30,000 tonnes of fertilisers.

Bangladesh Agriculture Trend Company beneath the Ministry of Agriculture will import 30,000 TSP fertiliser from OCP Nutricrops SA of Morocco.