The government on Tuesday approved separate proposals for procuring one cargo of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and 30,000 tons of fertilizer to meet the country's growing demand.
The approvals came from the 23rd meeting of the Advisers Council Committee on Government Purchase (ACCGP) this year held on Tuesday at Bangladesh Secretariat with Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed in the chair.
Following a proposal from the Energy and Mineral Resources Division, Petrobangla would procure one cargo LNG from the spot market the following international quotation method from M/S Excelerate Energy LP, USA with around Tk612.54 crore.
Following a proposal from the Ministry of Industries, the Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) would procure 30,000 tons of bagged granular urea fertilizer from Kafco, Bangladesh under the 17th lot for the current fiscal year with around Tk140.27 crore per ton of fertilizer costing $383.25.
Tuesday's purchase committee meeting also approved separate proposals from the Road Transport and Highways Division and the Security Service Division.
