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DHAKA, July 1, 2026 (BSS) – The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) today approved two separate proposals for the import of 75,000  tonnes  of muriate of potash (MOP) fertilizer from Russia and Canada at a total estimated cost of Tk 351.26 crore to ensure an uninterrupted supply of the key agricultural input.

The approvals came at the 29th meeting of the CCGP for 2026 held at the Cabinet Division in the capital with Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury in the chair.

The fertilizer will be procured by the Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) under government-to-government arrangements to meet the country's growing demand.

Under a proposal of the Ministry of Agriculture, the committee approved the import of 35,000 tonnes (±10 percent) of MOP fertilizer from Russia's JSC Foreign Economic Corporation (Prodintorg).

The fertilizer will be purchased at a unit price of US$380 per metric tonne, involving an estimated expenditure of Tk 163.92 crore.

The committee also cleared another proposal from the Ministry of Agriculture for the procurement of 40,000 tonnes (±10 percent) of MOP fertilizer from the Canadian Commercial Corporation (CCC). 

The fertilizer will be imported at a unit price of US$380 per tonne, with a total estimated cost of Tk 187.04 crore.

The two procurements together will bring 75,000 tonnes of MOP fertilizer into the country to support agricultural production and maintain a stable supply during the cultivation season.