Representational image BigstockThe cabinet body on purchase approved the proposal at a meeting on Wednesday, along with approving nine other proposalsThe Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) has approved a proposal to procure 50,000 tons of non-Basmati boiled rice. Briefing reporters virtually after the meeting, the finance minister said the Department of Food under the Ministry of Food would procure 50,000 tons non-Basmati boiled rice from M/S Bagadiya Brothers Private Limited, India at a cost of around Tk160.22 crore. The meeting also approved a proposal to procure one steel silo for rice at the cost around Tk320.23 crore, he added. He informed that BCIC would procure 10,000 tons of phosphoric acid for TSP Complex Limited at a cost of Tk57.33 crore. The meeting also approved another four proposals for the construction of multi-storey residential flats for government officers and employees at Dhaka’s Mirpur Paikpara area.

Source: Dhaka Tribune August 04, 2021 17:23 UTC