Govt to procure 50,000 MT wheat

The government today approved a proposal for procuring some 50,000 metric tons of wheat to meet the growing demand of the country. The approval came from the 24th meeting of the Advisers Council Committee on Government Purchase (ACCGP) held at Bangladesh Secretariat with Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed in the chair. As per a proposal from the Ministry of Food, the government would procure some 50,000 metric tons of wheat from M/S Cereal Crops Trading LLC, UAE through international open tender method at a cost of around Taka 168.82 crore where the price for per metric ton of wheat would be $275.