Govt to import white rice from Myanmar

MNA National Desk: The government of Bangladesh will import 100,000 tonnes of white rice from Myanmar at $442 a tonne in a state-to-state deal, the food minister said on Monday, as it grapples with depleted stocks and record domestic prices, reported news agency.

The decision comes after the government finalized a deal to import 250,000 tonnes of white rice at $453 a tonne from Cambodia, following a comparatively cheaper deal with Vietnam.

“It will take some time to complete formalities. Then shipment will start,” the minister, Qamrul Islam, told reporters.

However, the latest deal comes amid worsening ties between the two countries over the Rohingya refugee crisis.