Staff Reporter
The Government will import more fertilisers and rice to meet a growing demand for the two essential items for the farmers and commoners, as the market remained overheated.
Under the new move, the state-owned Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) under the Ministry of Industries will import about 3,74,500 metric tons of urea and some other kinds of fertiliser.
On the other hand, the Food Directorate under the Ministry of Food will procure about 1,18,000 metric tons of rice from the suppliers.
Of this, 93,000 tons are boiled rice while the rest 25,000 tons non-boiled. [Read more]