Dhaka, Jan. 27 -- The government on Tuesday approved separate proposals to procure one crore litres of refined soybean oil and 10,000 metric tonnes of lentils to help stabilise the market ahead of the holy month of Ramadan.

It also approved the procurement of 75,000 metric tonnes of fertiliser alongside proposals in the roads sector and the purchase of one small research vessel and two speedboats to facilitate oceanographic research.

The approval came from the 4th meeting of the Advisers Council Committee on Government Purchase chaired by Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed at the Cabinet Division Conference Room at the Bangladesh Secretariat.

Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan briefed reporters afte...