“The present food grain stock has exceeded the target of country’s safe food grain stock and it is a unique success in the food security of the country,” he said while speaking at a press briefing at the food ministry here. Majumder said, “Our safe food stock target is 13.5 lakh tonnes while country’s government food warehouses currently hold more than 22.1 lakh tonnes of food grains. According to the report, country’s rice stock till February 10 was over 18.76 lakh tonnes, over 3.22 lakh tonnes wheat and over 1.07 lakh tonnes paddy. Country’s food grain stock in 2021 was only 6.69 lakh tonnes, over 20.09 lakh tonnes were in 2022 while 20.26 lakh tonnes in 2023. But the food grain stock declined to 16.84 lakh tonnes and 13.76 lakh tonnes in 2024 and 2025.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha February 10, 2026 12:13 UTC