The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has recommended in-principle approval for five proposals, including the import of 6,200 tonnes of dates ahead of the upcoming Ramadan for distribution through the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB).
The recommendations were made at the committee’s 37th meeting of the year, held at the Secretariat on Thursday, with Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury in the chair.
According to sources at the Cabinet Division, three of the five proposals were submitted by the Energy and Mineral Resources Division, while the Ministry of Commerce and the Posts and Telecommunications Division submitted one proposal each.
Among the key proposals were the purchase of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from three international suppliers: JERA Global Markets Pte Ltd of Japan, ADNOC Trading Limited of the United Arab Emirates, and Ojimadu and Marites Oil Marketing Nigeria Limited/Uji James Beehive of Nigeria.
The committee recommended purchasing LNG through the direct procurement method under Section 68 of the Public Procurement Act, 2006, and Rule 99(2) of the Public Procurement Rules, 2025.
The proposals also include signing the final drafts of a short-term LNG Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) and a term sheet between Petrobangla and JERA Global Markets.
Meanwhile, the committee recommended in-principle approval for importing 6,200 metric tonnes of dates through an international open tender to meet demand during Ramadan. The dates will be distributed through the TCB.
Considering the urgent national requirement, the committee also recommended reducing the stipulated time for preparing and submitting tenders under Rule 102(1)(a) of the Public Procurement Rules, 2025.
Another proposal concerns the installation of mobile network infrastructure at the third terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.
The committee recommended in-principle approval for implementing the project through the direct procurement method under the project titled “Installation of Mobile Network at the Third Terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport”.
