The government on Tuesday approved four separate proposals to import 145,000 metric tons of fertilizer under state-to-state agreements.
The approvals came at the meeting of the Advisers Council Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) this year, with Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed presiding over it virtually.
These fertilisers will come from Saudi Arabia, Russia, Morocco and China in a move aimed at ensuring smooth supply of agricultural inputs ahead of the upcoming cultivation season.
All the consignments will be imported by the Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) under existing intergovernmental contracts, with the Agriculture Ministry placing the proposals before the committee.
Under the first proposal, BADC will import 40,000 metric tons of DAP fertilizer from Saudi Arabia’s MA’ADEN at a cost of Tk 389.86 crore.
Each metric ton will be procured at US$ 795.00. This consignment marks the 9th lot of fertilize r to be brought under the ongoing deal with the Saudi supplier.
The second proposal covers 35,000 metric tons of MOP fertilizer from Russia’s JSC “Foreign Economic Corporation (Prodintorg)” at a total cost of Tk 154.90 crore.
The unit price has been set at US$ 361.00 per ton. This import falls under the 2nd lot of shipments from Russia.
The third proposal involves the import of 30,000 metric tons of TSP fertilizer from Morocco’s OCP NUTRICROPS. The total procurement cost stands at Tk 215.28 crore, with each ton priced at US$ 585.33. This represents the 4th lot of fertilizer import from the North African supplier.
Finally, BADC will import 40,000 metric tons of DAP fertilizer from China’s Banyan International Trading Limited under the fourth proposal. The contract value is Tk 389.25 crore, with the per-ton price set at US$ 793.75. This is the 2nd lot under the agreement with the Chinese company.
Besides, the committee approved several key proposals, including import of LNG, and printing of free textbooks for primary-level students in 2026.
Under the Industry Ministry’s proposal, the committee cleared the import of 20,000 metric tons of phosphoric acid (P2O5: 52-54%) for DAP Fertilizer Company Limited (DAPFCL) at a cost of Tk 191.44 crore.
Each metric ton will cost USD 779.50 (FOB: USD 671.50, freight: USD 105.00, commission: USD 3.00). The recommended supplier is M/s Sun International FZE, UAE, sourcing from China’s Guiangxi Pengyue Eco-technology Co. Ltd. and South Africa’s Foskor Pty Ltd.
The committee also approved another proposal of the Industry Ministry for importing 30,000 metric tons of bagged granular urea fertilizer from Karnaphuli Fertilizer Company Limited (KAFCO), Bangladesh, at a cost of Tk 174.33 crore. The per-ton price was set at USD 474.00 (FOB: USD 469.00 plus USD 5.00 bagging charge).
Meanwhile, the Energy and Mineral Resources Division received approval to buy one LNG cargo (45th cargo for Nov 11–12, 2025 delivery) from the spot market under international quotation process as per the Public Procurement Rules 2008.
The cargo will cost Tk 485.25 crore, with a unit price of USD 11.549 per MMBtu. The recommended supplier is M/s TotalEnergies Gas & Power Ltd., United Kingdom.
In the education sector, the Primary and Mass Education Ministry’s proposal to print, bind, and supply free textbooks for Ibtedayi level (grades 1–5) students for the 2026 academic year was also approved. A total of 2,94,68,367 copies will be printed at a cost of Tk 127.66 crore.
