Govt. to procure LNG, fertilizer and rice to meet growing demand

The government on Thursday approved separate proposals for procuring two cargos of LNG, 2.30 lakh metric tonnes of fertiliser and 50,000 metric tonnes of non-Basmati boiled rice in a bid to meet the growing demand of the country.

The approval was given today in a meeting of the Advisers Council Committee on Government Purchase held at the Cabinet Division Conference Room at the Bangladesh Secretariat with Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed in the chair.

Cabinet Division officials said Petrobangla would procure one cargo LNG from M/S Vitol Asia Pte Ltd Singapore through international quotation at an amount of Tk 6.86 billion (Tk 686.39 crore) where per MMBtu LNG would cost $14.55.

Petrobangla would procure another cargo LNG from M/S Vitol Asia Pte Ltd Singapore through international quotation with around Tk 6.80 billion (Tk 680.25 crore) where per MMBtu LNG would cost $14.42.

Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) would procure 30,000 metric tonnes of MOP fertiliser from Russian JSC Foreign Economic Corporation “Prodintorg” under state-level agreement with around Tk 1.04 billion (Tk 104.31 crore).

BADC would also procure 40,000 metric tonnes of MOP fertiliser from Canadian Commercial Corporation under state-level agreement at a cost of Tk 1.39 billion (Tk 139.08 crore).

BADC would purchase 40,000 metric tonnes of MOP fertiliser from Canadian Commercial Corporation under state-level agreement with around Tk 1.39 billion (Tk 139.08 crore).

Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) would procure some 90,000 metric tonnes of bulk granular urea fertiliser and 30,000 metric tonnes of bulk prilled urea fertiliser.

The BCIC would purchase 30,000 metric tonnes of bulk granular urea fertiliser from Fertiglobe Distribution Limited, UAE with around Tk 1.28 billion (Tk 128.99 crore).

BCIC would also purchase 30,000 metric tonnes of bulk granular urea fertiliser from Qatar Energy with around Tk 1.28 billion (Tk 128.99 crore).

The BCIC would import 30,000 metric tonnes of bulk prilled urea fertiliser from SABIC Agri-nutrients Company Ltd, Saudi Arabia with around Tk 1.31 billion (Tk 131.40 crore).

BCIC would procure 30,000 metric tonnes of bulk granular urea fertiliser from SABIC Agri-nutrients Company Ltd, Saudi Arabia with around Tk 1.28 billion (Tk 128.99 crore).

The Directorate General of Food would procure 50,000 metric tonnes of non-Basmati boiled rice from M/S SAEL Agri Commodities Ltd, India, through the international Open Tender Method (OTM) with around Tk 2.82 billion (Tk 282.96 crore).

The meeting approved a proposal for appointing e-Learning and Earning Ltd, Dhaka, as the training firm with around Tk 2.97 billion (Tk 297.16 crore) for conducting training to some 28,800 youths under a project.

Besides, the Purchase Committee also approved two proposals, one from the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education and another from the Road Transport and Highways Division.