Govt approves bulk imports of rice, wheat, sugar, LNG, fertiliser

FE Team | Published: November 07, 2024 00:36:23

The Advisors Council Committee on Government Purchase (ACCGB) on Wednesday approved a number of proposals to procure rice, wheat, sugar, LNG, and fertiliser to meet local demands and award contracts for upgradation of landing stations.
Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed presided over the meeting held at the Cabinet Division, reports UNB.
As per the decisions, as per a proposal of the Ministry of Food, its subordinate body Directorate General of Food will import 50,000 metric tonnes of non-bashmoti boiled rice.
Indian Pattabhi Agro Foods Private Limited, selected through open tender, will supply the bulk rice at a cost of Tk 286.20 crore, with per metric tonne at $477.
Under a separate proposal of the same ministry, the Directorate General of Food will import 50,000 MT of wheat.
Selected through open tender, Singapore-based Agrocorp International Pte Ltd will supply the bulk wheat at a cost of Tk 180.82 crore, with each MT at $301.38.
As per a proposal of the Commerce Ministry, its subordinate body Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will procure 5,000 MT of sugar through open tender. Local firm City Sugar Industries Ltd will supply the bulk sugar at a cost of Tk 60.40 crore, with each kg at Tk 120.90.
Under two separate proposals of the Energy and Mineral Resources, the state-owned Petrobangla will import two LNG cargoes from the international spot market through international quotation.
TotalEnergies Gas and Power Ltd of Switzerland will supply one cargo, containing 33.66 lakh Million British Thermal Unit (MMBtu) of LNG, at a cost of Tk 618.89 crore, with each MMBtu at $13.1192 while Singapore-based Gunvor Singapore Pte Ltd will supply the other cargo, having the same quantity, at a cost of Tk 635.43, with each MMBtu at $13.47.
As per proposal of the Ministry of Industries, Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) will import 30,000 MT of bagged prilled urea fertiliser from Muntajat of Qatar at a cost of Tk 140.28, with each MT at $389.67.
The ACCGB also approved two proposals of the Ministry of Shipping to award two separate contracts for upgradation of two landing stations.