UNB, Dhaka

The Advisors Council Committee on Government Purchase (ACCGB) on Wednesday approved a number of proposals to procure rice, wheat, sugar, LNG and fertiliser to meet local demand. At a meeting, the committee also awarded contracts for upgradation of landing stations.

Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed presided over the meeting held at the Cabinet Division.

As per the decisions, the Directorate General of Food will import 50,000 metric tonnes of non-basmati boiled rice.

Indian Pattabhi Agro Foods Private Limited, selected through open tender, will supply the bulk rice at a cost of Tk286.20 crore, with each metric tonne priced at $477.

Under a separate proposal of the same ministry, the Directorate General of Food will import 50,000 metric tonnes of wheat.

Selected through open tender, Singapore-based Agrocorp International Pte Ltd will supply the bulk wheat at a cost of Tk 180.82 crore, with each metric tonne costing $301.38.

As per a proposal of the Commerce Ministry, its subordinate body Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will procure 5,000 metric tonnes of sugar through open tender.

Local firm City Sugar Industries Ltd will supply the bulk sugar at a cost of Tk60.40 crore, with each kg priced at Tk120.90.

Under two separate proposals of the Energy and Mineral Resources, the state-owned Petrobangla will import two LNG cargoes from the international spot market through international quotation.

TotalEnergies Gas and Power Ltd of Switzerland will supply one cargo, containing 33.66 lakh Million British Thermal Unit (MMBtu) of LNG, at a cost of Tk618.89 crore, with each MMBtu priced at $13.1192 while Singapore-based Gunvor Singapore Pte Ltd will supply the other cargo, having the same quantity, at a cost of Tk635.43, with each MMBtu priced at $13.47.

As per proposal of the Ministry of Industries, Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) will import 30,000 metric tonnes of bagged prilled urea fertiliser from Muntajat of Qatar at a cost of Tk140.28, with each tonne costing $389.67.

The ACCGB also approved two proposals of the Ministry of Shipping to award two separate contracts for upgradation of two landing stations.