Dhaka, Sept. 14 -- The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase on Sunday approved the purchase of nine cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) for 2026 through international quotation and direct procurement processes.

The decision was taken at the committee's 44th meeting of 2026 held with Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury in the chair, where three proposals from the Energy and Mineral Resources Division were discussed.

Of the nine cargoes, five will be procured through the Request for Quotation (International) process under Rule of the Public Procurement Rules 2025.

TotalEnergies Gas & Power Ltd of the UK was recommended as the supplier for the 52nd cargo of the year at $28.95 per million British thermal units (MMBtu).

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