50,000 tonnes of Indian boiled rice being imported via railway for the first time

Bangladesh government will import 50,000 tonnes of boiled rice from India through railway for the first time.

 

Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs and Purchase approved the proposal at a meeting chaired by Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal today.

 

After the meeting, Shahida Akhter, additional secretary of the Cabinet Division, briefed reporters virtually.

 

Shahida said that the rice will be imported fast through the railway for the first time from India's Kolkata.

 

Saurav Industries Ltd will supply the rice at Tk USD 386 per tonne. The estimated price will be Tk 32.73 per kg, the secretary said.