Govt to import 50,000 tonnes of parboiled rice from IndiaThe government has approved a proposal to import 50,000 tonnes of parboiled non-Basmati rice from India in the year 2020-21 through international quotation. Additional Cabinet Secretary Abu Saleh Mostafa Kamal briefed the media online after the Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase approved the proposal in a meeting on Wednesday. Law Minister Anisul Huq chaired the meeting as Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal is abroad, reports bdnews24.com. The recommended bidder to supply the rice is PK Agri Link Pvt Ltd of West Bengal. The committee also approved a proposal to import 25,000 tonnes of urea fertiliser at Tk 546.8 million from Qatar’s Muntajat in the ongoing fiscal year.

Source: bd News24 December 02, 2020 14:15 UTC