Sun News Desk : The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) approved a proposal to import sugar from the USA.
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Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal presided over the meeting held virtually on Wednesday.
According to a proposal of the Commerce Ministry, its subordinate body Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will import the sugar from Accentuate Technology Inc., USA (Local Agent: OMC Ltd, Dhaka) through an international open tender system at total cost of Tk 66.27 crore with per kilogram (kg) cost at Tk 82.85.
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Additional secretary to the Cabinet Division Sayeed Mahbub Khan briefed reporters about the Cabinet body meeting.
He said while approving the proposal the issue of the Prime Minister’s instruction not to import any goods from any country which imposed sanction on Bangladesh was not discussed in the meeting.
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The committee approved two separate proposals of the Industries Ministry to import a total of 60,000 MT of urea fertilizer and 10,000 MT of phosphoric acid by its subordinate body Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC).
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