Bangladesh to Buy Lentils, Oils Before Ramadan

07-Jan-2026 12:38 PM

Dhaka. The advisory council committee formed for government procurement has approved two separate proposals for the purchase of pulses and edible oils to increase the supply and availability of essential consumer goods in the Bangladeshi domestic market and control price hikes before the holy month of Ramadan. These proposals were approved at a committee meeting held yesterday, January 6, 2026.

Under the proposal approved by the committee, a decision has been made to purchase 10,000 tons of lentils. This purchase will be made through a national-level tender process.

The unit price has been fixed at 71.87 Taka per kilogram, and thus the total cost for the 10,000 tons will be 71.87 crore Taka.

The proposal was put forward by the Ministry of Commerce, and a miller from Chittagong has been selected for the supply.

In addition, the committee has also approved the import of 13,575,000 liters of refined soybean oil. This edible oil will be imported through the direct international procurement method.

The unit price has been fixed at 131.47 Taka per liter, and based on this, the total import cost will be 178.47 crore Taka.

The refined soybean oil will be imported from Thailand, and Prime Corp World Company has been authorized for this.

A proposal to purchase refined soybean oil through a national tender process was also considered earlier but was later withdrawn.