Govt to import 50,000 tonnes of non-basmati rice from India

The government is going to buy 50,000 tonnes of non-basmati rice from an Indian supplier to build public food stocks, according to a decision of the Advisory Committee on Government Purchase today.

The Madhya Pradesh-based M/S Gurudeo Exports Corporation Pvt Ltd will supply the staple grain at $356.78 per tonne. The total purchase cost will be Tk 217.68 crore, according to the food ministry.

The food ministry has so far imported 50,000 tonnes of rice in the current fiscal year 2025–26. It imported 835,000 tonnes during the fiscal year 2024–25.

The purchase committee also approved proposals from the Ministry of Industries for the import of a total of 100,000 tonnes of urea.

It also granted bids by the Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation to buy a total of 60,000 tonnes of Triple Super Phosphate (TSP).