Govt to import 2.3 lakh tonnes of fertiliser from Saudi Arabia, Canada and China

The government has approved separate proposals to import 230,000 metric tonnes of fertiliser from Saudi Arabia, Canada and China at a total cost of Tk 1,847.39 crore.The approval came on Tuesday at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP), chaired by Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed.According to the proposals, the government will import 160,000 tonnes of diammonium phosphate (DAP), 40,000 tonnes of muriate of potash (MOP), and 30,000 tonnes of urea fertiliser.Under the Agriculture Ministry’s proposal, the government approved four separate lots of DAP import from China and Saudi Arabia.The Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) will import the fourth, fifth and sixth lots — each consisting of 40,000 tonnes of DAP — from China’s Banyan International Trading Ltd under a state-level agreement. Each lot will cost Tk 376.38 crore, with the per-tonne price set at USD 768.75.The tenth lot of 40,000 tonnes of DAP will be imported ...

• 07 Oct 2025