Chittagong Correspondent

The sinking of the vessel at the outer anchorage of the Chittagong port with 3.6 tonnes of rice worth about Tk 11 crore on August 20 has raised questions in different quarters as the incident took place at a time when the government has been frantically endeavouring to replenish the country’s depleting food stocks through import and other means.
According to reports, the Sri-Lankan vessel carrying the rice from India sank after collision with an oil tanker in broad day light when the weather was fine. [Read more]