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Published : 30 Dec 2025, 06:27 PM
The interim government has approved the purchase of another 50,000 tonnes of rice from India.
The decision came at a meeting of the Advisory Council Committee on Government Purchase at the Secretariat on Tuesday, according to a finance ministry media statement.
Finance Advisor Salehuddin Ahmed had earlier spoken about plans to import rice from India in two phases.
In a meeting of the Advisory Council Committee on Government Purchase on Dec 15, he spoke of importing 50,000 tonnes of rice from India.
Referring to the government’s steps to counter rising inflation, Salehuddin said: “I am bringing in 50,000 tonnes of rice. As quickly as possible… hopefully we will be able to bring prices down.”
On Nov 23, after a similar purchasing committee meeting, the finance advisor also spoke of importing rice from India.
When asked about the source country on Dec 15, he said the non-basmati rice would come from India, noting that the price was competitive and that the supplier would be based in Singapore. However, this time it will be sourced directly from India.
On Tuesday’s meeting, the price of per tonne of rice was set at $359.77, with a total cost of Tk 2.2 billion.
The import was approved following a proposal from the Ministry of Food.
The same meeting also decided to import 10,000 tonnes of phosphoric acid, 30,000 tonnes of bagged granular urea fertiliser, and 40,000 tonnes of bulk granular urea fertiliser.
It also approved an allocation of Tk 1.8 billion for the revised project to construct an internal container and bulk terminal at Khanpur in Narayanganj.
