Govt to procure 1.30 lakh MTs fertilizer, 15,000 MTs sugar | News

DHAKA, Oct 14, 2025 (BSS) - A government committee today recommended for approving separate proposals for procuring some 1.30 lakh metric tons of fertilizer and 15,000 metric tons of sugar to meet the growing demands of the country. The approvals came from the 41st meeting of the Advisers Council Committee on Government Purchase in this year held today virtually with Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed in the chair. Cabinet Division officials said that following a proposal from the Ministry of Commerce, the government would procure 15,000 metric tons of sugarcane white sugar from the Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries Corporation (BSFIC) under the local Direct Procurement Method (DPM) with around Taka 173.37 crore with per kg sugar costing Taka 115.58....