DHAKA, Oct 19, 2022 (BSS) - The government today approved separate proposals to procure some 90,000 metric tons of fertilizer and 1.65 crore litre soybean oil in line with the growing demand of the country.

The approvals came from the 31st meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) in this year held today virtually with Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal in the chair.

Briefing reporters after the meeting virtually, Cabinet Division additional secretary Md Rahat Anwar said that the day's CCGP meeting approved a total of six proposals.

He informed that Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) under the Ministry of Agriculture would procure some 50,000 metric tons of MOP fertilizer from Canadian Commercial Corporation, Canada under the 6th lot under state-level agreement with around Taka 437.06 crore. Under such agreement, per ton of fertilizer would cost $821.

Anwar said the BADC under the Ministry of Agriculture would procure another 40,000 metric tons of DAP fertilizer under the 9th lot under state-level agreement from OCP, SA, Morocco with around Taka 302.38 crore.

The Cabinet Division additional secretary said that following a proposal from the Ministry of Commerce, Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) would procure some 1.10 crore litres of soybean oil from Meghna Edible Oil Refinery Limited, Dhaka with around Taka 189.03 crore with per litre soybean oil costing Taka 171.85 while the previous price per litre was Taka 185.

He informed that the TCB would procure another 55 lakh litres of soybean oil from Super Oil Refinery Limited with around Taka 87.97 crore with per litre soybean oil costing Taka 159.95.

The state-run corporation would also procure some 8,000 metric tons of lentil from a Turkish company with around Taka 70.98 crore where the price of per KG lentil would be Taka 88.73.

Meanwhile, the day's CCGP meeting approved a proposal from the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education under which 24 suppliers would ensure printing, binding and supply of s ome 2,48,35,990 copies of textbook to the National Curriculum and Textbooks Board (NCTB) with around Taka 78.68 crore.