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Govt to procure 50,000 metric tons of non Basmati rice
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DHAKA, April 7, 2021 (BSS) – The government will procure 50,000 metric tons of non Basmati boiled rice from M/S PK Agri Link Private Ltd India with around Taka 174.66 crore in a bid to meet the growing demand.
The approval came from the 14th meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) in this year held virtually with Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal in the chair.
Briefing reporters virtually after the meeting, Cabinet Division additional secretary Dr Sahida Akhter said that the meeting approved a proposal from Petrobangla under the Energy and Mineral Resources Division for procuring 33.60 lakh MMBtu LNG from AOT Trading AG, Switzerland with a cost of around Taka 243.30 crore.