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The Advisers Council Committee on Government Purchase on Tuesday approved separate proposals for the procurement of 55,000 tonnes of fertiliser.
The approval came at a meeting of the committee at the Cabinet Division conference room at the Bangladesh Secretariat with Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed in the chair.
The meeting approved a proposal from the Ministry of Agriculture to import 25,000 tonnes of Triple Super Phosphate (TSP) fertiliser through a state-level agreement between Groupe Chimique Tunisien (GCT) of Tunisia and the Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC).
The total cost of the import has been estimated at Tk 1.62 billion.
In another decision, the committee approved a proposal from the Ministry of Industries to import 30,000 tonnes of bagged granular urea fertiliser from Karnaphuli Fertilizer Company Limited (KAFCO) during the 2025-26 fiscal year. The procurement will cost Tk 1.58 billion, with per tonne price fixed at US$431, including bagging charges.
The day's meeting also recommended approval of two proposals for the construction of fertiliser buffer godowns in Meherpur and Thakurgaon districts to strengthen storage and distribution facilities nationwide.
Under the project titled "Construction of 34 Buffer Godowns across the Country for Fertiliser Storage and Distribution (1st Revised)", a godown with a storage capacity of 10,000 tonnes will be built in Meherpur at a cost of Tk 407.6 million.
The work will be carried out by M/S SS Rahman International Ltd.
Another godown with a capacity of 20,000 tonnes will be constructed in Thakurgaon at a cost of Tk 591.9 million, with M/S Mazid Sons Construction Ltd selected as the contractor.