Dhaka, May 24 -- The government on Saturday approved separate proposals for procuring three cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the spot market and importing 70,000 metric tonnes of fertilizer to ensure uninterrupted energy and fertilizer supply across the country.

The approvals came at the 23rd meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase for 2026 held at the Cabinet Division conference room at the Bangladesh Secretariat.

Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury presided over the meeting.

The committee recommended approving a proposal from the Energy and Mineral Resources Division to purchase three LNG cargoes from the international spot market through international quotation collection under Rule 105(3) (Ka) o...