Chattogram, Jan. 26 -- US Ambassador to Bangladesh Brent T Christensen visited Chattogram port to reinforce commercial cooperation and strengthen bilateral ties.

On January 26, Ambassador Christensen joined Chattogram Port Authority Chairman Rear Admiral S M Moniruzzaman and Secretary of Food Md Firoz Sarker to mark the arrival of nearly 60,000 metric tons of high-quality US wheat, part of a larger shipment exceeding 173,000 metric tons --nearly 115,000 metric tons of soft white from Washington, Oregon, and Idaho and nearly 60,000 metric tons of hard red winter wheat Montana and Nebraska.

Taken together, these three shipments represent a critical supply of high protein nutritious grain as Bangladesh grows only 13% of its wheat consumpti...