deshmedia report

The state-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will procure some 32.60 lakh litres of soybean oil, 10,000 Metric tonnes of chickpeas and 5,000 metric tonnes of sugar to meet the growing demand of the country ahead of the Holy Month of Ramadan.

The approval came from the 10th meeting of the Adviser’s Council Committee on Government Procurement (ACCGP) in this year held today with the Finance Adviser of the interim government Dr Salehuddin Ahmed in the chair at Cabinet Division in the city.

Briefing reporters after the meeting, Salehuddin Ahmed said that the day’s ACCGP meeting approved a total of eight proposals.

Out of those, the meeting approved three separate proposals from the TCB under the Ministry of Commerce for procuring essential items to meet the growing demand centring on the Holy month of Ramadan.

Under a proposal, the TCB would procure some 32.60 lakh litres of soybean oil under the Direct Procurement Method (DPM) from Bashundhara Multi Food Products Limited with around Tk 53.18 crore where per litre soybean oil would cost Tk 163.15.

Under another proposal, the TCB would procure some 10,000 metric tonnes of chickpeas under the Open Tender Method (OTM) from Australian two companies with around Tk 101.99 crore where per Kg chickpeas would cost Tk 107.39.

Out of the 10,000 metric tonnes, the TCB would procure 4,000 metric tonnes from DSL Pacific Pty Limited and 6,000 metric tonnes from M/S Aust-Grain Exports Pty Limited.

The TCB would also procure some 5,000 metric tonnes of sugar Under OTM from City Sugar Industries Limited with around Tk 60.46 crore where per Kg sugar would cost Tk 120.92.

Following a proposal from the Energy and Mineral Resources Division, Petrobangla would procure one cargo LNG from the spot market from M/S Excelerate Energy LP, United States through an international quotation process with around Tk 686.38 crore per MMBtu LNG costing $14.55.

In another proposal, Petrobangla would procure one cargo LNG from the spot market from M/S Excelerate Energy LP, United States through an international quotation process with around Tk 669.51 crore where per MMBtu LNG would cost $14.65.

Following a proposal from the Ministry of Industries, the Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) would procure some 30,000 metric tonnes of bulk granular urea fertiliser under the 3rd lot under state-level agreement in the current fiscal year (FY25) from Muntajat, Qatar with around Tk 131.76 crore where per Metric tonnes Fertiliser would cost $366.

Through another proposal, the BCIC would procure some 30,000 metric tonnes of bulk granular urea Fertiliser under the 5th lot under state-level agreement in the current fiscal year (FY25) from SABIC Agri-nutrients Company, Saudi Arabia with around Tk 137.76 crore where per Metric tonnes Fertiliser would cost $382.67.

Besides, in a proposal, BCIC would procure 30,000 metric tonnes of bagged granular urea Fertiliser from KAFCO, Bangladesh under the 6th lot with around Tk 131.53 crore where per ton Fertiliser would cost $365.38.