The government on Wednesday approved the purchase of two liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes worth around Tk 1,356 crore from two Singapore-based companies.
The approvals were made at the 28th meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) for the current year, chaired by Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury.
Under the energy sector proposal, the committee approved the purchase of two LNG cargoes through the international Request for Quotation (RFQ) process.
The Energy and Mineral Resources Division placed the proposal for LNG imports worth around Tk1,356 crore.
One cargo will be supplied by Aramco Trading Singapore Pte Ltd, while the other will come from Gunvor Singapore Pte Ltd.
The committee also approved other multiple development projects covering infrastructure, ports and youth training programmes nationwide.
Among those, the appointment of an international consultancy consortium to conduct a feasibility study and prepare a master plan for assessing tuna and other pelagic fish resources in the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean.
The initiative falls under the Department of Fisheries’ “Pilot Project for Harvesting Tuna and Similar Pelagic Fish in the Deep Sea (2nd Revised)” project.
The consultancy contract, valued at Tk35.60 crore, was granted to a joint venture comprising Sustainable Research and Consultancy Ltd (Bangladesh), New Water Tec Co Ltd (South Korea), and Shatabdi Hye Bangladesh Limited.
In the transport sector, the CCGP cleared a Tk195.05 crore contract for the construction and improvement of the Ramu-Naikhongchhari Road in Bandarban.
The project, financed by the World Bank and implemented by the Roads and Highways Department, has been awarded to National Development Engineers Ltd.
Separately, the committee approved a Tk49.24 crore contract proposed by the Ministry of Shipping for cargo equipment operations at Benapole Land Port, with Everest Port Services Limited appointed as the operator.
A significant portion of the meeting focused on service provider selection under the “Economic Acceleration and Resilience for NEET” project of the Department of Youth Development under the Ministry of Youth and Sports.
Several contracts were approved for operating Vocational and Livelihood Training Centres (VLTCs) across different regions.
BRAC JV secured the Dhaka Division package worth Tk196.42 crore and the Rangpur Division package worth Tk143.94 crore.
Save the Children International JV was awarded contracts for Barishal Division (Tk69.55 crore) and Chattogram and Cox’s Bazar districts (Tk72.87 crore).
CARE Bangladesh JV received multiple packages, including Bandarban, Khagrachhari and Rangamati (Tk 38.27 crore), Khulna Division (Tk 116.11 crore), Mymensingh Division (Tk 88.11 crore) and Rajshahi Division (Tk 121.93 crore).
Dhaka Ahsania Mission JV was awarded contracts covering Feni, Lakshmipur, Cumilla, Noakhali, Brahmanbaria and Chandpur under Chattogram Division, valued at Tk 166.40 crore, while DAM JV secured the Sylhet Division package worth Tk 94.30 crore.
