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Corn arrives from the United States

A shipment of corn from the United States arrives in Bangladesh on Wednesday, Jan 7, 2026, the first such import since 2018. Unloading began at a jetty on the Karnaphuli River near the Chittagong Port.

Workers begin unloading the first US corn shipment since 2018 at the Karnaphuli River wharf in Chattogram on Wednesday, Jan 7, 2026. Photo: Suman Babu
Workers begin unloading the first US corn shipment since 2018 at the Karnaphuli River wharf in Chattogram on Wednesday, Jan 7, 2026. Photo: Suman Babu
Workers begin unloading the first US corn shipment since 2018 at the Karnaphuli River wharf in Chattogram on Wednesday, Jan 7, 2026. Photo: Suman Babu
Workers begin unloading the first US corn shipment since 2018 at the Karnaphuli River wharf in Chattogram on Wednesday, Jan 7, 2026. Photo: Suman Babu
Erin Covert, agricultural attaché at the United States Embassy in Dhaka, inspects the corn shipment at the Karnaphuli River wharf in Chattogram on Wednesday, Jan 7, 2026. Photo: Suman Babu
Erin Covert, agricultural attaché at the United States Embassy in Dhaka, inspects the corn shipment at the Karnaphuli River wharf in Chattogram on Wednesday, Jan 7, 2026. Photo: Suman Babu
Erin Covert, agricultural attaché at the United States Embassy in Dhaka, inspects the corn shipment at the Karnaphuli River wharf in Chattogram on Wednesday, Jan 7, 2026. Photo: Suman Babu
Erin Covert, agricultural attaché at the United States Embassy in Dhaka, inspects the corn shipment at the Karnaphuli River wharf in Chattogram on Wednesday, Jan 7, 2026. Photo: Suman Babu
Erin Covert, agricultural attaché at the United States Embassy in Dhaka, inspects the corn shipment at the Karnaphuli River wharf in Chattogram on Wednesday, Jan 7, 2026. Photo: Suman Babu
Erin Covert, agricultural attaché at the United States Embassy in Dhaka, inspects the corn shipment at the Karnaphuli River wharf in Chattogram on Wednesday, Jan 7, 2026. Photo: Suman Babu
Corn imported from the United States is being unloaded from a vessel at the Karnaphuli River wharf in Chattogram on Wednesday, Jan 7, 2026. Photo: Suman Babu
Corn imported from the United States is being unloaded from a vessel at the Karnaphuli River wharf in Chattogram on Wednesday, Jan 7, 2026. Photo: Suman Babu
Workers unload corn imported from the United States at the Karnaphuli River wharf in Chattogram on Wednesday, Jan 7, 2026. Photo: Suman Babu
Workers unload corn imported from the United States at the Karnaphuli River wharf in Chattogram on Wednesday, Jan 7, 2026. Photo: Suman Babu
Workers unload corn imported from the United States at the Karnaphuli River wharf in Chattogram on Wednesday, Jan 7, 2026. Photo: Suman Babu
Workers unload corn imported from the United States at the Karnaphuli River wharf in Chattogram on Wednesday, Jan 7, 2026. Photo: Suman Babu

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Published : 08 Jan 2026, 02:35 AM

Updated : 21 Aug 2026, 06:15 PM

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