Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said people will not suffer from any food crisis as there is enough stock of foodgrains in the country. Some crops have already got damaged in flashflood but we’ve enough stock and we’re importing more,” she said. Also Read- 20,000 tonnes of rice arrive from VietnamCiting official data, she said, there are about 1.06cr metric tonnes of foodgrains in stock in the country, including the ones in public silos and private, mills and farmers levels. “Above all, we’re importing more foodgrains to make the stock stronger, we’re importing foods from various countries spending cash,” Hasina said. Also Read- Rice stocks fall to six-year lowAgriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury presided over the function.

Source: Dhaka Tribune July 16, 2017 10:52 UTC