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Download PDF The government yesterday approved three proposals for purchasing wheat and fertiliser at a cost of Tk 956 crore.
The proposals were approved at a meeting of the advisers’ committee on public purchase at the planning ministry with Finance Adviser Dr Mirza Azizul Islam in the chair.
A total of 100,000 tonnes of wheat will be purchased at a cost of $419 per tonne through international tender. It would require about Tk 290 crore to purchase the wheat, cabinet division sources said.
“The price of wheat on the international market has been low for the last six to seven months.” Azizul told reporters after the meeting.
He said the meeting approved the purchase proposal after reviewing the previous and current prices of wheat on the international market and also considering the risk of price fluctuation in future.
Besides, the government will import 55,000 tonnes of MoP fertiliser for Tk 217 crore and 50,000 tonnes of TSP fertiliser for Tk 449 crore.
The meeting also approved a proposal for constructing the Purbachal Upashahar road and another for setting up a container scanner at Chittagong port involving Tk 43.40 crore and its maintenance at a cost of Tk 59.88 crore.
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