Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi today said that the government is planning to source wheat from five other countries, including Canada. While speaking at BSRF Songlap in the Secretariat organised by Bangladesh Secretariat Reporter's Forum, the minister made the disclosure while hoping that India will reconsider their decision on wheat export. "We have already engaged in talks
India's ban on wheat export will not prevent export to neighbouring countries and countries that might wish to procure the current produce to supplement their domestic food security policies, at the request of their governments, said a Indian High Commission statement.
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