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The government will import rice, fertiliser and diesel and procure sugar and lentil from local suppliers to meet the domestic demands. Advisors’ Council Committee on Government Purchase (ACCGP) in a meeting on Tuesday, with Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed in the chair, approved a number of proposals in this regard. Following the meeting, the Finance Adviser said the committee approved the proposals in order to ensure steady flow of supply of essential commodities like rice, sugar, lentil, fertiliser and fuels. "We'll try to ensure smooth flow of supply in the market during the Ramadan… Even until the end of the coming Ramadan. Not only the supply, there needs to be strict monitoring as well,”he told reporters. Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC), under the Energy and Mineral Resources Division, will import 130,000 MT of diesel from India. Indian Numaligarh Refinery Limited will supply the bulk diesel at a cost of Tk 1137.96 crore. As per the proposals approved by the ACCGP, the Food Directorate, under the Ministry of Food, will import 100,000 Metric Tons of white rice (Atop Rice) from Vietnam on a G-to-G basis. Read: Bangladesh to import 100,000mt of rice from India and Pakistan Vietnam Southern Food Corporation (VINAFOOD II) will supply the bulk rice at a cost of Tk 578.58 crore, with per MT at $474.25. Bangladesh Agriculture Development Corporation (BADC), under the Ministry of Agriculture, will import 30,000 MT of TSP fertiliser from OCP Nutricrops of Morocco under a state-level agreement at a cost of Tk 161.04 crore, with per MT at $440. Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB), under the Commerce Ministry, will procure 10,000 MT of sugar through a local open tender. City Sugar Industries Ltd will supply the bulk sugar at a cost of Tk 115.42 crore with per kg at Tk 115.42. TCB will also procure 10,000 MT of lentil through local open tender. Read more: Government to import rice, LNG to meet domestic demand Sheikh Agro Food Industries will supply the bulk lentil at a cost of Tk 98.45 crore with per kg at Tk 98.45.

The cabinet committee on public purchase (CCPP) at a meeting on Wednesday approved 11 procurement proposals, including the import of 50,000 metric tons of wheat and 90,000 mt of fertiliser. Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal presided over the virtual meeting. As per the approvals, Agrocorp International Pte Ltd., Singapore will supply the 50,000 mt of wheat at a cost of 29.1069 million (equivalent to Tk 179.50 crore) under an international quotation invited by the Directorate General of Food. Each metric ton of wheat will cost $421.38. Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) will import 90,000 mt of urea fertiliser from three companies under three separate lots under state-to-state contracts. Of these, the Fertiglobe Distribution Limited, UAE will supply 30,000 mt of bulk granular urea at $10.3524 million (equivalent to Tk 115.16 crore) -- each ton at $ 450.833. Muntajat of Qatar will supply 30,000 MT of bagged granular urea at $10.314 million (equivalent to Tk 111.71 crore) -- each MT $436.83. Read: Cabinet body okays imports of rice & fertilisers Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) will supply 30,000 mt bulk granular urea at $10.2775 million (equivalent to Tk 108.90 crore) – each mt at $425.83. Two proposals of Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (BREB) also received the CCPP nod. Of these, the BREB will award a Tk 84.42 crore contract to MANS Electrical Ltd, for the supply of 13,040 distribution transformers for the electricity distribution network expansion project at Dhaka, Mymensingh, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions. It will ward a Tk 71.23 crore contract to Bangladesh Machine Tools Factory Ltd, for the supply of 51,359 SPC poles for the same extricate distribution project. Read: Fertiliser demand rescheduled for fiscal year 2020-21 The committee approved a tender proposal to award a Tk 123.91 crore contract MONICO Ltd, Dhaka for the construction of a land port at Ramghar in Khagrachari district under “Bangladesh Regional Connectivity Project-1: Development of Sheola, Bhomrah, Ramgarh Land Ports and upgradation of Security System of Benapole Land Port ''. The committee also approved a proposal for appointing a consultant for Cox’s Bazar airport runway construction project and awarding two separate contracts for administration building construction of Sheikh Hasina University, Netrakona and its land development project.

The Cabinet Committee on Public Purchase has approved 12 procurement proposals including the import of rice, fertiliser and petroleum.