9,500 tonnes of imported rice dock at Chittagong port

A shipment of 9,500 tonnes of parboiled rice from India arrived at Chattogram port on Thursday morning.

The rice was imported aboard the vessel MV ''YOUNG SHENG 151'' under an international open tender agreement (Package-5), as stated in a press release from the Ministry of Food.
As part of the agreement, Bangladesh is importing a total of 450,000 tonnes of rice in nine consignments. So far, 297,269 tonnes have already been delivered.

The samples from this latest shipment have been tested, and unloading operations are set to begin shortly.

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