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The Government of Bangladesh has approved three separate proposals
to procure 350,000 tonnes of rice under the direct procurement method
(DPM) from Vietnam, India and Thailand (Photo: AFP/VNA)
The country’s Minister of Finance AHM Mustafa Kamal said the approval came
during a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, which was held
virtually on March 10 under his chair.
Accordingly, the meeting gave approval to a proposal in principle to import
50,000 tons of white rice from the Southern Food Corporation (VINAFOOD) in
Vietnam.
It also approved to procure 150,000 tonnes each of non-basmati boiled rice from
the Punjab State of India, to meet emergency purposes, and from the Sakonnakhon
National Farmers Council in Thailand.
Speaking with reporters, Kamal said the government was trying to procure rice
from different sources so that no problems arise in the future.
The minister added that Bangladesh ambassadors in Vietnam, India and Thailand
would negotiate with the related companies and organisations to fix the price of
the rice to be imported.
Source: VNA
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