DHAKA, Jan 13, 2026 (BSS) – The government today approved separate proposals for procuring one crore liters of refined soybean oil and 40,000 metric tons of fertilizer to meet the growing demand for the country. During the meeting, a total of four purchase proposals from different ministries and divisions namely from the Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Industries, and the Road Transport and Highways Division were approved. Following a proposal from the Ministry of Commerce, the government would procure one crore litres of refined soybean oil through the local Open Tender Method (National) method from Sonargaon Seeds Crushing Mills Ltd., Dhaka with around Taka 180.85 crore with the per liter price at Taka 180.85. The project is being implemented by the Roads and Highways Department with joint financing from the Government of Bangladesh and the OPEC Fund. After detailed discussions, the work of Package No: PW-01 was awarded to the China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC), China with a total cost of Taka 899.62 crore.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha January 13, 2026 08:51 UTC