Dhaka, May 7 -- The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase on Thursday approved separate proposals for importing refined soybean oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) at a combined cost of over Tk 2,468 crore.

The approval came from a meeting of the committee held at the Secretariat with Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury in the chair.

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As per the decisions, the committee okayed a proposal of the Ministry of Commerce to procure two crore litres of refined soybean oil through the international open tender method.The purchase will cost around Tk 282.57 crore.

Indonesia-based PT Trinity Cahya Energy was selected as the recommended bidder....