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2,500 MT rice arrives as talks with India on

Staff Correspondent
A total of 2,500 tonnes of rice at a cost of $399 per tonne arrived in Bangladesh from India yesterday, said Food Director Ilahi Dad Khan after a meeting with the visiting Indian delegation.
“Another 2,500 tonnes of rice is expected to arrive in the country through Darshana land port today. This is the beginning of impon of 1 lakh tonnes of rice from India as per the earlier agreement between the two governments," Khan said.
He said no final decision was made in the first day's meeting on import of 4 lakh tonnes of rice as some issues in this connection are yet to be finalised.
The Indian team is scheduled to come to the Office of the Directorate General of Food today for another round of talks toward striking the final deal to import 4 lakh tonnes of rice. Khan said.
When asked, the food director said in the first day’s meeting they did not discuss the price issue, rather they discussed the issues like performance guarantee, mode of payment, timeframe, mode of
transportation and quality of nee.
To Bangladeshis request fo exporting rice by Indian trader within 45-60 days, the Indian sid< said they will not be able to suppl’ the same within this timeframe ra ther they need 75 to 90 days.
“If they supply rice within ou demanded timeframe the price o rice may be higher as thev nave tc procure the same hurriedly." Khar said, adding that everything is stil dependingon negotiation.
Bangladesh prefers importing rice from India through the lane ports, but the Indian team likes tc export rice through Chittagong Port. Khan said.
He said Bangladesh wants 10 percent performance guarantee in import of the remaining 4 lakh tonnes of rice, but the Indian side said they will have to review this condition before striking the final deal.
When asKed, official at the Directorate General (DG) of Food said die present stock of food in the country is still at satisfactory level.
Meanwhile, SK Kar from Mineral and Metal Hading Corporation (MMTC), S Sarker from State Hading Corporation (STC), DPS Narang from Project Equipment and Commodities Limited (PEG and YK Jain from National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India attended the meeting for the respective trading agents, an official of the food and disaster management ministry told The Daily Star.
On the other hand, DG Food Piyus Costa, Ilahi Dad Khan and a deputy secretary of the Ministry of Food and Disaster Management took part in the meeting from Bangladesh side.