STAFF CORRESPONDENT

Bangladesh currently has 19.2 lakh tonnes of food grains available, stored in government warehouses, including 15.79 lakh tonnes of rice and 3.39 lakh tonnes of wheat, State Minister for Food Md Abdul Bari told parliament yesterday.

He was responding to a question from Noakhali-1 lawmaker AM Mahbub Uddin about the country’s food grain availability.

The state minister also said that to maintain supply, the government imports rice and wheat through both government-to-government (G-to-G) agreements and open tenders.

Domestically, rice is procured from contracted rice mills during the Boro and Aman seasons, while paddy and wheat are bought from registered farmers at government-set prices.

The state minister informed that Bangladesh has received 3 lakh tonnes of rice while another 3 lakh tonnes are awaiting delivery against a total contract of 6 lakh tonnes in the current fiscal year (2025-26), including 5 lakh tonnes via Also, He

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