Staff Reporter
The Government yesterday floated a tender to import 100,000 tonnes of rice to meet the food shortage.
Food and Disaster Management Ministry issued the tender to import 100,000 tonnes of non-basmati parboiled rice to meet post-cyclone emergency needs, official sources said yesterday.
The tender will close on January 21, with validity up to February 10, for shipment within 30 days of the date of signing of the contract.
The tender price has to be quoted separately for the Chittagong and Mongla seaports, based on the cost of cargo, insurance and freight including stevedoring on the seller’s account, at both ends of the shipment. [Read more]