Import from India is 1,000 metric tons of rice – Bangladesh Diplomat

The Government Purchase Advisory Council Committee has approved a proposal for purchase of 5,000 metric tons of non -Basmati rice through international open tender in the current fiscal year to increase the food storage of the country.

On Tuesday (March 7th), the committee president of the committee said in the conference room of the Cabinet Division at the Secretariat. The proposal was approved at a committee meeting chaired by Salehuddin Ahmed. Committee members and senior officials were present at the meeting.

India -based Messrs. Pattavi Agro Foods Ltd. This will supply rice. Every May. Tons of rice is priced at 121.5 mother. As a dollar 1 thousand May. The purchase of tons of rice will cost 2 crore 5 lakh 5 thousand 5 mothers. Dollar

A total of seven proposals have been approved at the Purchase Committee meeting. Of these, the proposal for the purchase of 1 million liters of 5 million liters of refined rice bran oil and 1,000 metric tonnes of lentils has been approved for the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) in the open tender system. It will cost Tk 212 crore 5 lakh.

The meeting approved the proposal for importing two cargo LNG from the spot market in the international quotation process. The LNG will be collected through two separate proposals from the UK -based company Messrs Total Energy Gas and Power Limited.