Bangladesh is set to import 100,000 tonnes of parboiled rice to shore up grain stocks despite peaceful paddy harvesting across the country.
Half of the non-basmati rice will come from Singapore’s Agrocorp International at a cost of $397.03 a tonne, while India’s Bagadia Brothers will supply the rest at $393.19 a tonne.
According to Additional Secretary Syed Mehboob Khan, the government finalized the decision in a meeting chaired by Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Wednesday.