Staff Reporter
The Government will import five lakh tons of rice from India through official channel.
Disclosing this at the closing ceremony of the three-day Indo-Bangladesh Dialogue at BRAC Centre in the capital, Food and Disaster Management Adviser Tapan Chowdhury said, “The Governments of the two countries are discussing the issue of five lakh tons of rice import, which will involve huge amount of foreign currency.”
It is better to handle such a huge import through Government channel, he added. [Read more]