The Advisers Council Committee on Government Purchase recommended approval of separate proposals to procure lentil and edible oil to stabilise the market for essential commodities ahead of the Holy Month of Ramadan.
The government approved a proposal for procuring some 40,000 metric tons of bulk granular fertilizer from Saudi Arabia for the current fiscal year (FY26) to meet the growing demand for such key agricultural input.
Govt also approved proposals for several fuel and crude oil imports worth Tk 24,000 crore to meet the country's growing energy demand in 2026.
The approval came from the 1st meeting of the Advisers Council Committee on Government Purchase in this year at the Cabinet Division Conference Room at Bangladesh Secretariat on Tuesday with Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed in the chair.
The committee approved procurement of 10,000 metric tons of lentil through the national Open Tender Method (OTM) at a cost of around Taka 71.87 crore, with the price fixed at Taka 71.87 per kg.
The proposal was placed by the Ministry of Commerce, with Payel Automatic Food Processing Mills, Chattogram selected as the supplier.
The committee also approved import of 1,35,75,000 litres of refined soybean oil under the international Direct Procurement Method (DPM) at a cost of around Taka 178.47 crore, with the per litre price set at Taka 131.47.
The soybean oil will be imported from Thailand through Prime Corp World Company Ltd.
Meanwhile, a separate proposal to procure soybean oil through national tender was withdrawn at the request of the Ministry of Commerce.
The fertiliser will be imported from SABIC Agri-nutrients Company, Saudi Arabia, under the 15th lot.
Placed by the Ministry of Industries, the proposal involves a total cost of Taka 191.41 crore, with the price fixed at US$390 per ton.
Under the government-to-government arrangements, refined fuel oil will be imported from seven companies of different countries at an estimated cost of Tk 10,826.11 crore during the January-June period of 2026.
The suppliers include PetroChina, China, ENOC, UAE, IOCL, India, OQT, Thailand, PTLCL, Malaysia, BSP, Indonesia, and UNIPEC, China.
The committee also approved proposal for importing 700,000 metric tons of Murban grade crude oil from Abu Dhabi National Oil Company at a cost of around Tk 5,542.86 crore and 800,000 metric tons of Arabian Light Crude from Saudi Aramco at Tk 6,320.22 crore.
Besides, the committee approved the import of 180,000 metric tons of diesel through India-Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline from Numaligarh Refinery Limited, with an estimated cost of Taka 1,461.76 crore.
All proposals were placed by the Energy and Mineral Resources Division.
