Govt approves import of another 3.5 lakh tonnes of rice
As a part of its aggressive push to increase the country s food stock, the government yesterday approved three proposals to import a total of 3.5 lakh tonnes of rice from India, Thailand and Vietnam under state-to-state arrangements.
The approval came at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal.
Of the total quantity, 1.50 lakh tonnes would be imported from India, 1.50 lakh tonnes from Thailand and another 50,000 tonnes from Vietnam.
According to the food ministry, Bangladesh s grain stocks were of just 6.26 lakh tonnes as of March 8. Of the amount, 5.28 lakh tonnes was rice and the rest wheat.