Govt to buy 150,000 tonnes of rice from India
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The government is set to buy 150,000 tonnes of rice from India under a state-to-state contract in an effort to resupply the public food stocks following scant procurement from the current Aman harvest season, according to a senior official of the food ministry. We will soon sign a contract in this regard, said Food Secretary Mosammat Nazmanara Khanum, adding that the agreed minutes were finalised on December 23.
The purchase follows a tender from the Directorate of Food for 250,000 tonnes of rice and 50,000 tonnes of wheat from international sources.
Govt officials vow to uphold dignity of Bangabandhu
Staff Correspondent
13 December, 2020 12:00 AM
BCS cadres under the banner of Government Officials Forum hold a rally at Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC) in the capital on Saturday, protesting the vandalism of Bangabandhu’s sculpture. SUN PHOTO
Government officials on Saturday pledged not to allow any kind of insult and disrespect towards Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Officials of all BCS cadres made this pledge through programmes across the country, including in Dhaka. Non-cadre officials were also present at the rally.
The rally was held at Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC) in the capital’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar under the banner of Government Officials’ Forum.