The government today approved separate proposals for procuring some 1.90 lakh tonnes of fertiliser, 1.45 crore litres of edible oil and 27,000 tonnes of lentil to meet the growing demand of the country.

The approval came from the 31st meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase held virtually with Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal in the chair.

While briefing reporters after the meeting virtually, Cabinet Division Additional Secretary Sayeed Mahbub Khan informed that the day's CCGP meeting approved a total of 11 proposals.

He said that following two separate proposals from the Ministry of Industries, Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) would procure 30,000 tonnes of bulk granular urea fertiliser from SABIC Agri-nutrients Company, Saudi Arabia under the first lot with around Tk 120.45 crore with per ton fertiliser costing $365. The BCIC will procure another consignment of 30,000 tonnes of bulk granular urea fertiliser from KAFCO, Bangladesh under the fourth lot with around Tk 118.84 crore where per tonne fertiliser would cost $307.12.

Mahbub said following three separate proposals from the Ministry of Agriculture, Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) would procure 30,000 tonnes of TSP fertiliser under the eighth lot under state-level agreement from OCP, SA, Morocco with around Tk 130.02 crore with the cost of per ton fertiliser reaching at $394.

Under two state-level agreements, the BADC will procure 50,000 tonnes of MOP fertiliser from Canadian Commercial Corporation under the 15th lot with around Tk 180.26 crore while the BADC will procure another consignment of 50,000 tonnes of MOP fertiliser from Canadian Commercial Corporation under the 16th lot with around Tk 180.26 crore. The cost for per ton fertiliser in both the lots would be $327.75.

In response to two separate proposals from the Ministry of Commerce, the state-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) would procure 80 lakh litres of soybean oil under local open tender method for the current fiscal year from City Edible Oil Limited with around Taka 128.24 crore with per litre oil costing Taka 160.30.

The TCB will procure another consignment of 65 lakh litres of rice bran oil under local DPM method with around Taka 103.35 crore where the price of per litre oil would be Taka 159.

In two other separate proposals, the TCB would procure 6,000 tonnes of lentil from two suppliers with around Taka 66.60 crore with per kg lentil costing Taka 111. The TCB will procure another consignment of 21,000 tonnes of lentil from four suppliers with around Taka 207.90 crore with per KG lentil costing Taka 99.

The day's CCGP meeting also approved a procurement proposal from the Road Transport and Highways Division and a cost variation proposal from the Ministry of Water Resources.