Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will procure 11 million litres of edible oil and 10,000 tons of lentils to sell through its open market sale (OMS) program.
Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) approved two separate proposals in this regard in a meeting on Thursday, presided over by Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali.
The Ministry of Commerce placed the proposals on behalf of the TCB.
According to proposals, the TCB will import 11 million litres of soybean oil through open tender from City Edible Oil Ltd, at a total cost of Tk174.66 crore with each litre at Tk165.25.
The TCB will procure 8,000 tons of lentils at Tk83.12 crore from Nabi Naba Food Limited with each kg at Tk103.09.
