Government approves fertiliser, LNG imports to ensure supplies.
The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) today approved proposals for importing 115,000 tonnes of fertiliser and procuring the country’s 44th LNG cargo of 2026, aiming to ensure uninterrupted supplies of key agricultural inputs and natural gas.
The decision was taken at the CCGP meeting held here with Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury in the chair.
Of the fertiliser imports, 40,000 tonnes of MOP fertiliser will be procured from Canada’s Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC) at US$377.63 per tonne.
The fertiliser will be imported under an agreement between CCC and the Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC).
The committee also approved the import of 35,000 tonnes of MOP fertiliser from Russia’s JSC “Foreign Economic Corporation (Prodintorg)” at US$377.63 per tonne, also under an agreement with BADC.
Besides, the government will import 40,000 tonnes of granular urea fertiliser from Saudi Arabia’s SABIC Agri-nutrients Company at US$430 per tonne for the 2026-27 fiscal year.
Thus, the three approved fertiliser consignments will bring a total of 115,000 tonnes of MOP and urea fertiliser into the country.
Meanwhile, the committee approved procurement of the 44th LNG cargo for 2026 through international Request for Quotation (RFQ) procedures under the Public Procurement Rules 2025.
Aramco Trading Singapore Pte. Ltd. was recommended as the supplier of the LNG cargo at US$23.93 per MMBtu.
The approval comes as the government continues to maintain adequate supplies of fertiliser for agricultural production and LNG for meeting the country’s energy and industrial requirements.
The committee also approved the purchase of 20 million litres of refined palm oil in two-litre PET bottles through the Open Tendering Method (OTM).
The procurement, under the Ministry of Commerce, has a value of TK 368.20 crore, with Shabnam Vegetable Oil Industries Ltd. selected as the recommended supplier.
For the Industries Ministry, the committee recommended appointing MHI, Japan, as the technical service provider for a one-year Technical Service (Phase-2) contract to provide operational and maintenance-related technical assistance for the General Contractor (GC) of the Ghorashal Palash Urea Fertilizer project. The contract value is TK 39.53 crore.
