Published: 02:02 AM, 25 November 2025 Last Update: 02:34 AM, 25 November 2025
Govt to procure 50,000 tons of non-Basmati rice
The government on Monday approved a proposal for procuring some 50,000 metric tons of non-Basmati para-boiled rice.
The approval came from the meeting of the Advisory Council Committee on Government Purchase at the Cabinet Division Conference Room at Bangladesh Secretariat with Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed in the chair.
The Ministry of Food submitted the proposal under Package-06 through international open tendering method for the current fiscal year (FY26). Singapore-based M/S Agrocorp
International Pte Ltd has been recommended as the qualified bidder with around Taka 216.43 crore.
The committee examined relevant documents and recommended the proposal for approval.
Officials said the import will help maintain adequate food grain reserves and support price stability in the domestic market.
