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    The Bangladeshi government will import food from Russia, India and Vietnam

    • Last Update: 2022-09-14
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    According to Bangladesh's Daily Sun news on September 1, the Bangladeshi government will import 500,000 tons of wheat from Russia and 330,000 tons of rice
    from India and Vietnam.
    The Government Procurement Committee of Meng's cabinet approved the proposals, as well as a number of others
    , at its meeting on Wednesday.
    Bangladesh Finance Minister Kamal presided over the meeting
    .
    Bulk wheat will be purchased from Russia at a total cost of Tk 20.
    425 billion, which will cost $215 million in US dollar
    terms.
    Recently, the Bangladeshi government discussed at a high-level meeting whether it could import
    from Russia with alternative currencies such as the ruble.
    However, this purchase will use only US dollars and will not use alternative currencies
    .
    According to other proposals, the Bangladesh government will import 100,000 tons of non-Basmati (Basmati is India's premium basmati brand) steamed grain rice from India, with a total cost of Tk4.
    175
    billion.
    Under another proposal, the Bangladesh government will import about 230,000 tons of non-Basmati rice from Vietnam, of which 200,000 tons are non-Basmati steamed rice and the remaining 30,000 tons are white rice
    .
    Imported wheat rice
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