Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- Another consignment of over 60,000 metric tonnes (MTs) of wheat from United States (US) has arrived at Chittagong Port.

MV SPAR ARIES carrying 60,802 MTs of wheat docked at the outer anchorage of the country's premier seaport on Monday, said a statement of the Ministry of Food.

The shipment came under the cash purchase agreement No-G to G-01, signed as part of a Memorandum of Understanding between the US and Bangladesh.

Bangladesh is importing wheat from the US on a government-to-government (G to G) basis.

First US wheat shipment arrives at Ctg port

Under the agreement, a total of 440,000 MTs of wheat will be imported while the first consignment of 56,959 MTs arrived on October 25 last.

Sample testing of the wheat o...