Bangladesh Food Minister Abdur Razzak said the government would import 50,000 to one lakh metric tonnes of rice from Vietnam soon.
“There will be no dearth of rice during Ramadan month,” he told reporters after a meeting with Vietnamese team led by Vietnam Southern Food Corporation\'s Vice General Director Cao Thi Ngoc Hao at his ministry.
Moreover, Razzak said India wanted to export one lakh metric tonnes of rice to Bangladesh but the quantum was increased to three lakh metric tonnes on request from Bangladesh.
To keep the rice price stable during the Ramadan, the Food Minister said the Fair Price Card will be distributed among the people in Dhaka City to procure rice at Tk 22-24 per kg.
A final decision about it will be taken within 2-4 days.
Officials in the Food Ministry told UNB that in every Ward 10,000 Fair Price Cards will be distributed before the Ramadan and the card holders will buy rice from OMS dealers.
Source: The Daily Star