Dhaka, Jan. 7 -- Bangladesh has received its first consignment of corn from the United States since 2018.

The process of unloading the shipment started at 11:20am on Wednesday at a jetty on the Karnaphuli River in Chattogram, near the Chittagong Port Authority's water transport licensing office.

An event marking the occasion was attended by Erin Covert, agricultural attache at the US Embassy in Dhaka.

The shipment comprises 57,855 tonnes of corn produced in the US states of Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota.

Speaking at the event, Covert described the day as historic and said the shipment reflected efforts to strengthen agricultural trade ties between the two countries.

While the volume may seem modest, annual exports are expe...