BSS, Chittagong
As part of World Food Programme (WFP) grant, about 20,000 metric tonnes of rice from Japan and Thailand are scheduled to arrive at Chittagong port within a few days.
Another ship has sailed off from India carrying 14,800 metric tonnes of rice also part of WFP grant arrived at the port two days back and five more days will be required to unload the whole consignment, District Controller of Food, Chittagong, Salahuddin Ahmed told BSS yesterday.
He said about 1,000 metric tones of rice laden in containers from China as relief for Sidr- victims were off-loaded at the port two days back. [Read more]