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Thursday, 09 February 2012

Govt to import 25,000 mt sunned rice from Myanmar

Reported by: UNBconncet
Reported on: March 07, 2010 18:32 PM
Reported in: National

News - Govt to import 25,000 mt sunned rice from Myanmar

Dhaka, Mar 7 (UNB)-The government will import 25,000 metric tons of sunned rice from Myanmar to meet the domestic demand for the staple.

To this effect, the Cabinet Committee on Public Purchase at a meeting today (Sunday), with Finance Minister AMA Muhith in the chair, approved a bid proposal.

As per a proposal from the Food Ministry, Singapore-based Indo-Sino Trade Pte will supply the bulk rice from Myanmar at a rate of US$ 395 per ton.

The total import will cost Tk 68.73 crore. The Indo-Sino Trade syndicate won the contract “as the lowest bidder”, said an official of the Cabinet Division.

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