Bangladesh News

The Advisory Committee on Public Purchase yesterday approved a proposal for procuring 43,000 tonnes of non-Basmati rice from the local suppliers.

According to the proposal placed by the food ministry, the local traders will supply the rice at the rates between Tk 25.49 and Tk 27.65 per kg. The total price of 43,000 tonnes of rice will be Tk 115.52 crore.

A meeting of the committee gave the nod to the purchase proposal.

Food ministry officials said the purchase is part of the government efforts to build up a good stock of rice to tackle any situation.

Earlier, the food adviser had said the government is trying to procure food grains from different sources to meet the demands in the days ahead.

As part of the move, the food ministry has already announced its plan to import 5 lakh tonnes of rice from neighbouring India and other countries.

The purchase committee also approved a proposal placed by the industries ministry to appoint a foreign firm at a cost of Tk 103 crore to repair and rehabilitate the burnt gas compressor and turbine of Ghorasal Fertiliser Factory.