The Advisers Council Committee on Government Purchase (ACCGP) today approved several proposals related to fertiliser imports for the current fiscal year, aiming to ensure a stable supply of key agricultural inputs nationwide.
Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed presided over the meeting virtually. According to the officials at the Cabinet Division, the approved imports include urea, TSP, MOP fertiliser, and phosphoric acid, which will be made from multiple international sources under state-level arrangements.
Under the Industries Ministry’s proposals, Fertiglobe Distribution Limited of the UAE will supply 40,000 metric tons of bulk granular urea fertiliser at a total cost of Taka 192.08 crore, while SABIC Agri-nutrients Company of Saudi Arabia will provide another 40,000 metric tons at the same price and unit rate of US$392.33 per ton.
The committee also endorsed a proposal to purchase 30,000 metric tons of bagged granular urea fertiliser from Karnaphuli Fertiliser Company Ltd (KAFCO), Bangladesh, at Taka 139.53 crore, with a per-ton price of US$380.
From the Agriculture Ministry, the Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) received approval to import 35,000 metric tons of MOP fertiliser from Russia’s JSC Foreign Economic Corporation (Prodintorg) at Taka 152.61 crore (US$356.25 per ton).
In addition, BADC will import a total of 60,000 metric tons of TSP fertiliser–– in two separate lots of 30,000 metric tons each — from Morocco’s OCP Nutricrops, with each lot costing Taka 201.22 crore with per ton price of US$548.
The committee further approved a proposal to import 20,000 metric tons of phosphoric acid (P2O5: 52–54%) for DAP Fertiliser Company Ltd (DAPFCL) at a cost of Taka 199.20 crore, through M/S Sun International FZE, UAE, sourced from manufacturers in China and South Africa.
The decisions aim to maintain adequate fertiliser reserves for the upcoming cultivation season and support uninterrupted agricultural production.
The day’s purchase committee meeting also approved two major road development proposals under the Noakhali Road Division aimed at upgrading key regional highways to four lanes, significantly enhancing connectivity in the greater Cumilla and Noakhali regions.
Apart from these, the purchase committee meeting approved two procurement proposals under the project titled “Modernisation and Capacity Enhancement of BREB’s Electric Distribution System (Dhaka-Mymensingh Division) (Special Revised)”.
