Dhaka, Oct. 14 -- The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Wednesday recommended approval in principle for procuring liquefied natural gas (LNG) from five international suppliers through government-to-government (G2G) and direct procurement methods to help maintain an uninterrupted gas supply in the country.

The recommendations were made at a meeting of the committee held with Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury in the chair.

The Energy and Mineral Resources Division placed two proposals, seeking approval for LNG procurement under the Public Procurement Act, 2006, and the Public Procurement Rules, 2025.

Under the first proposal, the committee recommended approval in principle to process proposals submitted by Cheniere Mar...