Dhaka: The government today approved separate proposals for procuring two cargos of LNG, 1,90,000 metric tons (MTs) of fertilizer, and 50,000 MTs of wheat to meet the growing demand of the country. The approval was given at the 12th meeting (2024) of the Advisers Council Committee on Government Purchase (ACCGP) held at the Cabinet Division conference room at Bangladesh Secretariat. Adviser to the Ministry of Finance Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed chaired the meeting.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, following a proposal from the Ministry of Agriculture, the Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) will procure 30,000 MTs of TSP fertilizers from OCP Nutricrops, Morocco, under the 8th lot for the fiscal year (FY25) at a cost of approximately Taka 149.40 crore, with each ton of fertilizer costing $415.
Under a proposal from the Ministry of Food, the government will procure 50,000 MTs of wheat from M/S Aston Agro-Industrial SA, Switzerland, under the international tender method for around Taka 175
.28 crore, with each MT of wheat costing $292.14.
In response to a proposal from the Energy and Mineral Resources Division, the government will procure one cargo of LNG from the spot market from M/S Vitol Asia Pte Ltd, Singapore, at around Taka 666.57 crore, with each MMBtu of LNG costing $14.13. Additionally, another cargo of LNG will be procured from M/S Total Energies Gas and Power Limited, Switzerland, for around Taka 687.33 crore, with each MMBtu costing $14.57.
Following a proposal from the Ministry of Industries, the Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) will procure 30,000 MTs of bulk granular urea fertilizer from SABIC Agri-nutrient Company, Saudi Arabia, under the 6th lot for the fiscal year (FY25) at around Taka 137.76 crore, with each ton costing $382.67. Another 30,000 MTs of bulk granular urea fertilizer will be procured from SABIC Agri-nutrient Company under the 7th lot for FY25 at around Taka 133.50 crore, with each ton costing $370.83.
Additionally, the BCIC will procure 30,000
MTs of bulk granular urea fertilizer from KAFCO under the 7th lot for FY25 at around Taka 126.27 crore, with each ton costing $350.75. Following another proposal from the Ministry of Agriculture, the BADC will procure 30,000 MTs of TSP fertilizer from OCP Nutricrops, Morocco, under the 9th lot for FY25 at around Taka 150.30 crore, with each ton costing $417.50.
In response to another proposal from the Ministry of Agriculture, the BADC will procure 40,000 MTs of TSP fertilizers from OCP, Morocco, under the 8th lot at around Taka 286.80 crore, with each ton costing $597.50.
The ACCGP meeting also approved a procurement proposal from the National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) under the Secondary and Higher Secondary Division for the printing, binding, and supplying of 7,31,29,859 copies of textbooks for Ibtedai (1st, 2nd, and 3rd class), Secondary (Bangla and English versions, 6th class), Dakhil (6th class), and Technical (6th class) education through 79 bidders at a cost of around Taka 287.62 crore. Ad
ditionally, another proposal for the printing, binding, and supplying of 5,33,31,787 copies of textbooks for Secondary (Bangla and English versions, 7th class), Dakhil (7th class), and Technical (7th class) education through 69 bidders was approved at a cost of around Taka 240.32 crore.