Dhaka, Sept. 2 -- The government on Tuesday approved four separate proposals to import 145,000 metric tons of fertilizer under state-to-state agreements.

The approvals came at the meeting of the Advisers Council Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) this year, with Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed presiding over it virtually.

These fertilisers will come from Saudi Arabia, Russia, Morocco and China in a move aimed at ensuring smooth supply of agricultural inputs ahead of the upcoming cultivation season.

All the consignments will be imported by the Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) under existing intergovernmental contracts, with the Agriculture Ministry placing the proposals before the committee.

Under the first ...