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2023-05-09 19:54:47

Govt to purchase oil-sugar of worth Tk 215cr

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Govt to purchase oil-sugar of worth Tk 215cr

The government has decided to purchase soybean oil and sugar of worth Tk 215 crore 10 lakh and 10 thousand for the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB).

The Cabinet Committee on Public Procurement gave this approval in a meeting chaired by Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Tuesday.

Of the amount, Tk 18 crore 30 lakh and 20 thousand will be spent for the purchase of soybean oil while Tk 66 crore 79 lakh and 90 thousand for procuring sugar.  

As a result, the price of per kilogram sugar will be Tk 82.94 while per litre soybean oil will be Tk 146.10. 

Sugar will be bought from a company of Singapore and soybean oil will be purchased from an Indian company.

Bd-pratidin English/Golam Rosul 

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