Staff Reporter :
The government is going to import some 4.5 lakh metric tons of Muriate of Potash (MoP) fertilizer from Belarusian Potash Company (BPC) with a cost of around Tk 1,109 crore.
The approval was given in a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase held at the Cabinet Division on Wednesday with Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal in the chair.
Under the proposal, the cost for importing per metric ton of MoP fertilizer would be $291.65, Kamal said while briefing the reporters after the meeting,
The meeting approved another proposal for importing some 25,000 metric tons of granular urea fertilizer from Qatar with an estimated cost of around Taka 62 crore where per metric ton of granular urea fertilizer would cost $ 293.5.
The meeting also empowered the concerned Ministry to import the rest of 4 lakh metric tons of urea fertilizer in the current year as per their need in phases.
The Finance Minister said that the meeting approved another proposal for procuring Casing Accessories and Liner Hanger for the well drilling operations of Zakiganj-1 with a cost of Taka 1.87 crore.
The day’s meeting gave nod to other proposal for selecting the consulting firm for real time online motor vehicle document digitalization, archiving, and management: System in Dhaka metro circle-1,2 and 3 (Mirpur, Ekuria and Uttara) offices of BRTA and integrate existing BRTA-IS.
Answering to a question on the incentives on providing remittance to Bangladesh, the Finance Minister said with the implementation of this decision, the inward flow of remittance would increase at the end of the current fiscal year while the tendency of resorting to illegal means like ‘Hundi’ would be reduced.
The government is going to import some 4.5 lakh metric tons of Muriate of Potash (MoP) fertilizer from Belarusian Potash Company (BPC) with a cost of around Tk 1,109 crore.
The approval was given in a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase held at the Cabinet Division on Wednesday with Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal in the chair.
Under the proposal, the cost for importing per metric ton of MoP fertilizer would be $291.65, Kamal said while briefing the reporters after the meeting,
The meeting approved another proposal for importing some 25,000 metric tons of granular urea fertilizer from Qatar with an estimated cost of around Taka 62 crore where per metric ton of granular urea fertilizer would cost $ 293.5.
The meeting also empowered the concerned Ministry to import the rest of 4 lakh metric tons of urea fertilizer in the current year as per their need in phases.
The Finance Minister said that the meeting approved another proposal for procuring Casing Accessories and Liner Hanger for the well drilling operations of Zakiganj-1 with a cost of Taka 1.87 crore.
The day’s meeting gave nod to other proposal for selecting the consulting firm for real time online motor vehicle document digitalization, archiving, and management: System in Dhaka metro circle-1,2 and 3 (Mirpur, Ekuria and Uttara) offices of BRTA and integrate existing BRTA-IS.
Answering to a question on the incentives on providing remittance to Bangladesh, the Finance Minister said with the implementation of this decision, the inward flow of remittance would increase at the end of the current fiscal year while the tendency of resorting to illegal means like ‘Hundi’ would be reduced.
