For the first time since independence, a cargo vessel from Pakistan carrying rice is set to reach Mongla Sea Port this week.

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Bangladesh has signed a contract to import 100,000 tonnes of white rice from Vietnam in order to stabilise and meet the demand of the domestic food market.

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Two ships carrying a total of 36,000 metric tons of rice, imported by the Ministry of Food from India and Myanmar, have arrived at Chattogram Port.

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The Ministry of Food has requested an additional Tk4,150 crore in the revised budget for FY2024-25 to cover increased food subsidy and rice import allocations.

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A consignment of 24,690 tonnes of imported Indian rice, the first since the interim government took charge in August, will arrive in the country early tomorrow (26 January).

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