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Govt moves to procure 295,000 tonnes of fertiliser

Published : Friday, 13 November, 2026 at 5:52 PM

Observer Online Report

The government has moved to procure 295,000 tonnes of fertiliser, including 155,000 tonnes of urea, 80,000 tonnes of DAP and 60,000 tonnes of TSP, from Morocco, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and KAFCO in Chattogram.

The proposals were discussed at the 53rd meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase, chaired by Finance Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury on Thursday (November 12).

Morocco's OCP Nutricrops SA will supply 60,000 tonnes of TSP and 80,000 tonnes of DAP under separate shipments. Saudi Arabia's SABIC Agri-Nutrients will supply 80,000 tonnes of urea, while UAE-based Fertiglobe will provide 45,000 tonnes. KAFCO will supply another 30,000 tonnes of urea.

The committee also gave policy recommendations to purchase LNG from three suppliers in Japan, the UAE and Nigeria, import 6,200 tonnes of dates for Ramadan distribution through the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB), and install mobile network facilities at the third terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.

-AH

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