DHAKA, March 10, 2022 (BSS) - The state-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh 
(TCB) will procure some 1.71 crore liters of soybean oil, 19,500 tonnes of 
lentil, 10,000 tonnes of chickpeas and 14,000 tonnes of sugar to meet the 
growing demand of the country ahead of the Holy Month of Ramadan. 
 
The approval came from the ninth meeting of the Cabinet Committee on 
Government Purchase (CCGP) in this year held today virtually with Finance 
Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal in the chair.

Briefing reporters after the meeting virtually, the Finance Minister said 
that the day's CCGP meeting approved a total of 13 proposals.

Out of those proposals, the meeting approved four separate proposals from the 
TCB under the Ministry of Commerce for procuring those essentials items to 
meet the growing demand centering the Holy month of Ramadan, he said.

Joining the briefing virtually, Cabinet Division Additional Secretary Md 
Zillur Rahman said that the TCB would procure some 14,000 tonnes of sugar 
with a cost of around Taka 110.60 crore. Out of that volume, the TCB will 
procure 7,000 tonnes of sugar from Meghna Sugar Refined Ltd with around Taka 
55.30 crore and another 7,000 tonnes of sugar from City Sugar Industries Ltd 
with around Taka 55.30 crore.

The TCB will procure a total of 10,000 tonnes of chickpeas with a cost of 
around Taka 81.40 crore. Out of that quantity, Sena Kalyan Sangshtha will 
provide 2,000 tonnes of chickpeas with around Taka 16.28 crore, M/S Blue Sky 
Enterprise will provide 4,000 tonnes of chickpeas with around Taka 32.56 
crore while Ruby Food Products Ltd will supply the rest of 4,000 tonnes of 
chickpeas with around Taka 32.56 crore.

Under another proposal, the TCB will procure some 19,500 tonnes of lentils 
with around Taka 211.57 crore from seven firms namely Sabnam Vegetable Oil 
Insustries Ltd, Ease Services Ltd, Porbo International, M/s Roy Traders, 
Plantegic Incorporation, Bashundhara Food and Beverage Ltd and Basumati 
Distribution Ltd.

Besides, the TCB will procure some 1,71,15,652 liters of soybean oil with 
around Taka 287.54 crore from six firms namely Sena Edible Oil Industries 
Ltd, Super Oil Refined Limited, Meghna Edible Oils Refinery Ltd, City Edible 
Oil Ltd, Bashundha Multi Food Products Ltd and Shun Shing Edible Oil Ltd.

The CCGP meeting gave nod to three separate proposals from the Bangladesh 
Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) under the Ministry of Shipping, 
Cabinet Division Additional Secretary said.

The meeting awarded the lot-1 under package number WIA to the joint venture 
of China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd (CHEC) with around Taka 601.62 
crore, the lot-2 under package number WIA to the Gulf Cobla, the United Arab 
Emirates (UAE) and Karnaphuli Bangladesh with around Taka 154.21 crore and 
lot-3 under package number WIA to the joint venture of Dharti Dredging and 
Infrastructure Ltd, India and Banga Dredgers Ltd, Bangladesh with around Taka 
275.66 crore.

All the three lots were awarded under the project for "Bangladesh regional 
domestic river transport project-1: (Chattogram-Dhaka-Ashuganj and connected 
river ways dredging and construction of other infrastructures including 
terminal).

Zillur said the meeting approved three other proposals from the Secondary and 
Higher Education Division under the project for unleashing further 
development of Jahangirnagar University (JU).

The work for constructing a three-storey sports complex at the Jahangirnagar 
University (JU) will be done by Mahabub Brothers Private Ltd with around Taka 
119.36 crore, the construction of a six-storey library building will be done 
by the joint venture of MBPL and ATCL with around Taka 101.86 crore while the 
construction of a 10-storey administrative building will be done by the joint 
venture of MJCL and MNHCL with around Taka 137.42 crore.

Following a proposal from the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA), the 
joint venture of TDC and ZHEC, Dhaka will conduct the package number W-09 on 
"Land Development Works in Sabrang Park" with around Taka 180.80 crore 
situated at Sabrang Tourism Park at Teknaf under Cox's Bazar.

Besides, two other proposals from the Ministry of Housing and Public Works 
and the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism on revised agreements with 
variations were also approved in the meeting.

Prior to the CCGP meeting, the seventh meeting on the Cabinet Committee on 
Economic Affairs (CCEA) was held today virtually with Finance Minister AHM 
Mustafa Kamal in the chair.

The meeting approved a proposal from the Ministry of Disaster Management and 
Relief under which some 60 multipurpose accessible rescue boats will be 
procured from "Dockyard and Engineering Works Ltd" under the direct 
procurement method (DPM).

Besides, the meeting approved another proposal in principle for scrapping the 
"Coal/bulk terminal construction project" from the PPP list.