Dhaka/New Delhi, Apr 12 (UNI) A ship carrying 36,100 tonnes of parboiled rice from India arrived at Chattogram port under an open tender agreement, according to Bangladesh’s Ministry of Food.
The ship, MV Frosso K, reached the outer anchorage on April 10 and was berthed at the GCB terminal of the port today, said the office of the Controller of Movement and Storage, Chattogram, under the Directorate of Food, according to The Daily Star.
The consignment is part of a government deal to import a total of 4.5 lakh tonnes of rice from India in nine packages, according to the press release signed by Imdad Islam, senior information officer and public relations officer of the ministry.