Govt to procure LNG, rice, fertiliser to meet growing demand

The government approved separate proposals on Thursday for procuring two cargos of LNG, 70,000 tonnes of fertiliser and 50,000 tonnes of non-Basmati boiled rice in a bid to meet the growing demand of the country, reports BSS.

The approval was given at the meeting of the Advisers Council Committee on Government Purchase (ACCGP) held at the Cabinet Division conference room at Secretariat with Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed in the chair.

According to the approval, Petrobangla will procure one cargo LNG from M/S Gunvor Singapore Pte Ltd through international quotation at a cost of Tk 6.75 billion where per MMBtu LNG will cost US$14.08.

Petrobangla will procure another cargo LNG from M/S Total Energies Gas and Power Limited, the United Kingdom (UK) through international quotation with around Tk 6.91 billion where per MMBtu LNG will cost $14.42.

Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) will procure 30,000 tonnes of muriate of potash (MOP) fertiliser from Russian JSC Foreign Economic Corporation "Prodintorg" under state-level agreement with around Tk 1.12 billion.

BADC will also procure 40,000 tonnes of DAP (Diammonium Phosphate) fertiliser from MA'ADEN, Saudi Arabia under state-level agreement at a cost of Tk 3.06 billion.

The Directorate General of Food will procure 50,000 tonnes of non-Basmati boiled rice from M/S Bagadiya Brothers Private Limited, India through international Open Tender Method (OTM) with around Tk 2.59 billion.