The Advisors Council Committee on Government Purchase (ACCGP) on Tuesday approved several proposals involving fertiliser imports worth around Tk 1,078 crore for the upcoming 2025–26 fiscal year to ensure smooth supply of key agricultural inputs across the country.

Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed virtually chaired the meeting that took place at the Secretariat.

According to the Industries and Agriculture Ministries, the approved imports include urea, TSP, MOP and phosphoric acid from multiple international sources under both government-to-government (G2G) and open contracts.

Under the Industries Ministry’s proposals, Fertiglobe Distribution Limited of the UAE will supply 40,000 metric tons of bulk granular urea at a total cost of Tk 192.08 crore, while SABIC Agri-nutrients Company of Saudi Arabia will provide another 40,000 metric tons at the same price and unit rate of US$392.33 per ton.

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The committee also endorsed a proposal to purchase 30,000 metric tons of bagged granular urea from Karnaphuli Fertiliser Company Ltd (KAFCO), Bangladesh, at Tk 139.53 crore, with a per-ton price of US$380.

From the Agriculture Ministry, the Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) received approval to import 35,000 metric tons of MOP fertilizer from Russia’s JSC Foreign Economic Corporation (Prodintorg) at Tk 152.61 crore (US$356.25 per ton).

In addition, BADC will import two separate lots of 30,000 metric tons each of TSP fertilizer from Morocco’s OCP Nutricrops, with each lot costing Tk 201.22 crore at US$548 per ton.

The committee further approved a proposal to import 20,000 metric tons of phosphoric acid (P2O5: 52–54%) for DAP Fertiliser Company Ltd (DAPFCL) at a cost of Tk 199.20 crore, through M/S Sun International FZE, UAE, sourced from manufacturers in China and South Africa.

The decisions aim to maintain adequate fertilizer reserves for the upcoming cultivation season and support uninterrupted agricultural production.