Reuters. Bangladesh’s state grains buyer has issued another international tender to purchase 50,000 metric tons of rice, European traders said on Tuesday. The deadline for submission of price offers is March 19. The tender continues heavy rice purchasing in international markets by Bangladesh after its domestic crop was damaged last year. Floods in August and […]
UNB. A consignment of 10, 500 tonnes of parboiled rice arrived at Chattogram Port from India this morning (27 February). Imdad Islam, senior information officer of the Ministry of Food, said Indian vessel ‘MV VCT OCEAN’ carrying the rice anchored at outer anchorage of the port. After testing the samples of rice kept on the […]
Vansh Gupta. In a significant development in regional trade, Bangladesh and Pakistan have officially resumed direct government-to-government trade after a prolonged period of strained relations, as reported by The Hindu. On Tuesday, (25 February), Dhaka confirmed the import of 50,000 tonnes of rice from Pakistan, marking a major milestone in diplomatic and economic ties between […]
AFP Bangladesh and Pakistan have started direct government-to-government trade after decades of troubled relations with imports of 50,000 tonnes of rice, Dhaka said on Tuesday. The two countries have witnessed a thaw in ties after the ouster of India-aligned premier Sheikh Hasina. Long-time Bangladeshi prime minister Sheikh Hasina was ousted in an August 2024 revolution, […]
Reuters HAMBURG: Bangladesh’s state grains buyer has issued a new international tender to purchase 50,000 metric tons of rice, traders said on Tuesday. The deadline for submission of price offers is March 11. The tender continues Bangladesh’s heavy rice purchasing in international markets, after its domestic crop was heavily damaged last year. Floods in Bangladesh […]
Bangladesh is set to receive 25,000 tonnes of rice from Pakistan next month, marking the first government-to-government trade between the two nations in over five decades, Arab News reported. The food ministry confirmed that the consignment will arrive on March 3. This development follows a thaw in relations after the ousting of former Prime Minister […]
First rice shipment in two decades exported as both nations explore broader trade cooperation. By Monitoring Desk. Trade between Pakistan and Bangladesh has crossed the $1 billion mark, with both countries showing interest in expanding commerce across multiple sectors. Bangladesh’s High Commissioner to Pakistan, Muhammad Iqbal Hussain Khan, revealed this while speaking to The News […]
TBS Report Bangladesh is one of South Asia’s largest rice producers. However, the country still needs to import rice at certain times to balance supply and demand. In 2023, Bangladesh imported nearly two million tonnes of rice from countries including India, Thailand, Vietnam, and Myanmar. Bangladesh has signed a contract to import 100,000 tonnes of […]
Fresh tender issued after previous bidding round failed to attract offers for parboiled rice. By News Desk. The Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) has invited bids for the export of 50,000 metric tons of non-Basmati parboiled rice to Bangladesh, following a previous agreement to supply an equal quantity of long-grain white rice. According to TCP’s […]
The government on Thursday approved separate proposals for procuring some 50,000 tonnes of non-basmati rice, 40,000 tonnes of DAP fertiliser, and 10,000 metric tonnes of phosphoric acid to meet the growing demands of the country. The approvals came from the eighth meeting of the Advisers Council Committee on Government Purchase this year, held today at […]
