The government today (Jan 11) approved separate proposals for procuring some 21 lakh tonnes of fuel oil and 60,000 tonnes of fertilizer.

The approval came from the second meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) this year held today (Jan 11) virtually with Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal in the chair.

Later, Cabinet Division Additional Secretary Sayeed Mahbub Khan told reporters that the day's meeting approved a total of 10 proposals.

Following a proposal from the Energy and Mineral Resources Division, Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) would procure some 20.40 lakh tonnes of refined fuel oil from seven state-owned enterprises of various countries from January-June period of the current year with around Taka 18,215.52 crore.

The refined fuel oil will be imported from BSP of Indonesia, ENOC of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), IOCL of India, Petrochina of China, PTLCL of Malaysia, PTTT of Thailand and UNIPEC of China.

Mahbub said the BPC would also procure some 60,000 tonnes of diesel from Numaligarh Refinery Limited of India with around Taka 545.04 crore for the January to December period of the current year.

Following two separate proposals from the Ministry of Industries, Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) would procure some 30,000 tonnes of bulk granular urea fertilizer from Fertiglobe Distribution Limited in the UAE under the 10th lot with around Taka 150.08 crore with per ton fertilizer costing US$470 against the previous price of US$480, he said.

BDST: 1718 HRS, JAN 11, 2023
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