Shafiqul Islam, Dhaka The middle-class people are accustomed to eating fine rice, mostly miniket and nazirshail varieties, but these two rice varieties are being sold at Tk 80-90
Yasir Wardad Rising rice imports, aimed at fueling government stocks amid public procurement, have had hardly any impact on the rice market as prices of the essential item
India remains a key source due to lower import costs and affordable prices, says the food advisor. Chattogram Bureau The interim government will import 900,000 tonnes of rice this
Staff Correspondent . Chattogram Interim government’s food adviser Ali Imam Majumder said that the government was prioritising trade over politics, welcoming imports from
Agreements signed for importing 4.5 lakh tonnes as domestic producers fail to supply at govt-fixed rate.Daily Sun Report, Dhaka The interim government is planning to import seven
After a year ravaged by recurrent flooding, Bangladesh readying varieties to withstand submergence. Reaz Ahmad Struck by recurrent flooding Bangladesh lost anything between half a
Govt move expected to replenish stock, tame prices. The interim government is set to import seven lakh tonnes of rice, the highest in the last seven fiscal years, as it looks to
Bet on private importers proven costly; govt goes for fast-tracking rice import under G2G arrangement and through int’l open tender. Reaz Ahmad The government rightly
Staff Correspondent. The cabinet committee on government purchase at a meeting on Thursday approved two separate food ministry proposals to import total one lakh tonnes of rice