CHATTOGRAM, Feb 14, 2025 (BSS) - Unloading of 11,000 metric tons of boiled rice imported from India has begun at Chattogram Port today.

This is the forth consignment of rice arrived in Chattogram from India during the tenure of the present interim government. 

Gyanpriyo Bidurshi Chakma, acting controller of Movement and Storage of Chattogram Regional Food Controller Office, confirmed that the unloading of rice began at 4 pm today.
The 11,000 MT of parboiled rice has been procured under the open tender agreement, he said.

A Panama-flagged bulk carrier 'HT Unit' carrying 11,000 metric tons of rice on government-to-government (G2G) basis arrived at the outer anchorage of Chattogram Port yesterday. 

The ship docked at wheat jetty adjacent to the silos of Chattogram Port at around 2.30 pm yesterday. After collecting samples of rice and conducting physical tests, the work of unloading the rice started and the authorities have plan to unload about 3,000 metric tons of rice every day, the sources added.