TCB to procure 1.10 crore litres of soybean oil, 10,000 MT lentil for OMS
The commerce ministry placed the proposals on behalf of the TCB.
File photo of bottled soybean oil at a grocery store/Collected
Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will procure 1.10 crore litres of edible oil and 10,000 metric tons of lentil to sell through its open market sale (OMS) programme.
Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) approved two separate proposals in this regard in a meeting today (29 February), presided over by Finance Minister Abul Hasan Mahmood Ali.
The commerce ministry placed the proposals on behalf of the TCB.
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According to proposals, the TCB will import 1.10 crore litres of Soybean oil through open tender from City Edible Oil Ltd. at a total cost of Tk174.66 crore with each litre at Tk165.25.
The TCB will procure 8,000 metric tons of lentil at a cost of Tk 83.12 crore from Nabi Naba Food Limited with each kg at Tk103.09.
