The government has approved a major procurement plan worth Tk 10,979.019 crore to import refined fuel oil for the January–June 2026 period, as part of efforts to ensure uninterrupted national energy supply in the first half of next year.
The decision came at a meeting of the Advisers Council Committee on Government Purchase, held Monday at the Secretariat with Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed in the chair.
The Energy and Mineral Resources Division placed the proposal, which will allow fuel imports through international tendering to maintain stable supplies for power generation, transport and industries. After reviewing the details, the committee recommended the proposal for approval.
Alongside the large fuel purchase, the committee also cleared several food and agriculture import proposals.
The government approved a fresh purchase of 50,000 tonnes of non-Basmati parboiled rice from Singapore through international open tendering at a cost of Tk 216.43 crore.
Food Ministry officials said the rice would be procured from Singapore-based S Agrocrop International Pte Ltd under Package-6 for the 2025–26 fiscal year.
This follows a similar approval on 18 November to buy another 50,000 tonnes of the same variety from Aditya Birla Global Trading, also of Singapore, costing Tk 216.90 crore at a unit price of USD 354.19 per tonne.
Earlier, on 22 October, the committee had approved the import of 100,000 tonnes of rice—50,000 tonnes of parboiled and 50,000 tonnes of atap—on a G2G basis from the UAE and Myanmar at a total cost of Tk 446.23 crore.
The committee on Monday also cleared two major fertiliser import proposals totalling 75,000 tonnes, involving Tk 399.50 crore. These include 40,000 tonnes of bulk granular urea from Saudi Arabia’s Sabic Agro Nutrition Company for Tk 199.75 crore under the 10th lot for FY2025–26.
In addition, the government will import 35,000 tonnes of MOP fertiliser from Russia’s JSC Foreign Economic Corporation (Prodintorg) under the seventh lot of an existing state-level agreement, also costing Tk 199.75 crore.
Officials said the fuel, rice and fertiliser purchases are essential for ensuring stable energy supply, maintaining food security, and supporting the upcoming agricultural cycle.