Bangladesh govt approves proposal to import 150,000 tons of rice from India ANI | Updated: Mar 11, 2021 06:32 IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], March 10 (ANI): Bangladesh government has approved a proposal to procure 150,000 tons of rice under the direct procurement method (DPM) from India.
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said that the government is trying to procurerice from different sources so that no problems arise in future, Dhaka Tribune reported.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved three separate proposals to procure 350,000 tons of rice under the DPM from India, Thailand and Vietnam.
The approval came during a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs on Wednesday, held virtually with Kamal in chair.
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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.
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