“When rice prices dropped, journalists wrote that the farmers were facing losses. “My personal opinion is that the rice prices will never drop below Tk 40 (a kg). And (rice price below Tk 40 per kg) is unrealistic. “So the (minimum) price of rice will be around Tk 40 as it is now,” he added. The ministry called the presser to brief the media about the Bangladesh Tea Expo 2018.

Source: bd News24 February 01, 2018 15:56 UTC