Dhaka, July 23 -- The government on Wednesday approved several major procurement proposals involving the import of fertilisers, LNG cargoes, wheat, and lentils worth Tk 2,810 crore to meet the country's growing domestic demands.

It approved separate proposals for procuring some 1.40 lakh MTs of fertiliser, 2 cargoes of LNG, and 2.20 lakh metric tons of wheat to meet the growing demand for the country.

The approvals came from the 28th meeting of the Advisers Council Committee on Government Purchase this year held on Wednesday with Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed in the chair at Cabinet Division at Bangladesh Secretariat.

Of the approved eight proposals, four were from the Ministry of Agriculture, two were from the Energy and Mineral...