Dhaka, Nov. 25 -- Finance Adviser Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed on Monday said the market has begun to show signs of stabilisation following the government's recent decisions allowing rice imports.

"The initiative to import non-Basmati rice is aimed at easing price pressure," he told reporters after presiding over a meeting of the Advisers Council Committee on Government Purchase at the Cabinet Division in the Bangladesh Secretariat.

However, Dr. Salehuddin noted that the government is still proceeding cautiously, as early indications of renewed price increases have emerged. "To avert further volatility, we have endorsed an additional proposal for importing more non-Basmati rice," he said.

"We want to ensure rice prices do not climb any further...