The government has given policy approval to procure 14 cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from seven companies to help maintain normal gas supplies across the country.
The approvals were given at the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) meeting chaired by Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury.
The LNG procurement proposal was placed by the Energy and Mineral Resources Division under the relevant provisions of the Public Procurement Act and Public Procurement Rules.
The cargoes will be procured through the direct procurement method, citing the national interest and the need to ensure gas supplies during emergencies.
The committee also approved several other proposals, including a fertiliser supply agreement with a UAE-based company, the purchase of driving simulators for technical training centres and technical assistance for the Ghorashal-Palash Urea Fertilizer Project.
Under one of the decisions, Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) will sign an agreement with UAE-based Fertiglobe Distribution Limited to import urea fertiliser under the annual procurement arrangement for the 2026-27 fiscal year.
The committee also approved the procurement of 40 driving simulators for 40 technical training centres under a project being implemented by the Bureau of Manpower Employment and Training (BMET).
The equipment will be procured through the direct procurement method under the Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment.
Another approved proposal concerns the Ghorashal-Palash Urea Fertilizer Project, under which technical assistance will be obtained from Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), the project’s general contractor.
The assistance will support daily production and maintenance operations under the Technical Service (Phase-2) contract, with consultants to be engaged through a single-source selection process.
The CCEA’s decisions are aimed at ensuring uninterrupted supplies of key energy and fertiliser products while strengthening technical training facilities and supporting the continued operation of major industrial projects.
