Govt to import 2.30 lakh MTs fertilizer, 2.20 lakh MTs wheat and 50,000 MTs non-basmati rice | Business

DHAKA, Oct 7, 2025 (BSS) - The government today recommended approval of anumber of proposals including procurement of some 2.30 lakh metric tons (MTs)of fertilizer, 2.20 lakh metric tons of wheat and 50,000 metric tons of non-basmati rice to meet the growing demand of the country. The approvals came from the 40th meeting of the Advisers Council Committee onGovernment Purchase in this year held today at the Cabinet DivisionConference Room at Bangladesh Secretariat here today with Finance Adviser DrSalehuddin Ahmed in the chair. In the agriculture and industry sectors, the purchase committee meetingrecommended approving of several fertilizer import proposals under state-level agreements. Under the Ministry of Industries, approval was given to import 30,000 metrictons of bulk granular urea fertilizer from...