2024-06-06 14:27:36
The federal government has determined to purchase 100,000 metric tons of fertilizer from Qatar, Morocco and Saudi Arabia by means of state contracts. The overall price shall be 477 crore 96 lakh 63 thousand 750 taka. This consists of 30 thousand metric tons of bulk granular (non-compulsory) urea fertilizer, 30 thousand metric tons of TSP fertilizer and 40 thousand metric tons of DAP fertilizer.
The acquisition of this fertilizer was permitted within the assembly of the Cupboard Committee on Authorities Procurement held on Tuesday (June 4) on the Secretariat underneath the chairmanship of Finance Minister Abul Hasan Mahmud Ali. After the assembly, the extra secretary of the cupboard division, Zaheda Parveen, gave this data to the journalists.
He stated that for the fiscal yr 2023-24, the proposal to import 30,000 metric tons of bulk granular (non-compulsory) urea fertilizer from Qatar Chemical and Petrochemical Advertising and Distribution Firm (Munazat) in Qatar has been permitted for the 14th lot by means of the state contract. It can price 98 crore 78 lakh 40 thousand taka. The worth of fertilizer per metric ton shall be 280 USD. Which was earlier 279.67 USD.
Zaheda Parveen stated that the cupboard committee permitted the proposal to import 30 thousand metric tons of TSP fertilizer from OCP SA Morocco underneath the settlement signed between OCP SA Morocco and Bangladesh Agricultural Growth Company (BADC) on the state degree.
He stated, it would price 134 crore 52 lakh 57 thousand 750 taka. The worth of every metric ton of fertilizer shall be 380.50 USD. Which was beforehand 379.50 USD.
Aside from this, the cupboard committee permitted the proposal to import 40 thousand metric tons of DAP fertilizer from Ma’aden, Saudi Arabia underneath the settlement signed between Saudi Arabia and BADC on the state degree. It can price 244 crore 65 lakh 66 thousand taka. The price of every metric ton of fertilizer shall be 519 US {dollars}. Which was 519 USD earlier.