, June 10 -- The government on Wednesday approved three variation proposals worth over Tk 50.73 crore for the additional supply of anti-tuberculosis (TB) drugs, GeneXpert diagnostic cartridges and anti-retroviral medicines under the Health Services Division.

The approvals came at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) held at the Cabinet Division conference room with Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury in the chair.

Under one proposal, the committee approved a variation worth Tk 15.51 crore for the additional supply of anti-TB drugs.

As part of the variation, an additional 10.77 million tablets of 4FDC (Anti-TB Drug), equivalent to 20 percent of the original contracted quantity of 53.86 million table...