Dhaka/New Delhi, April 16 -- An Indian vessel carrying 10,000 tonnes of rice arrived at Bangladesh's Chattogram Port on Tuesday, days after India exported an additional 36,100 tonnes of parboiled rice to its eastern neighbour.
The rice, shipped in a vessel named MV Phu Thanh, was bought under an open tender contract signed on March 2, 2025. Under the contract, a total of five lakh metric tonnes of rice will be imported from India by Bangladesh to address its food shortages.
On April 12, India had exported 36,100 tonnes of parboiled rice to Bangladesh, via the MV Frosso K vessel in Chattogram's GCB terminal.
So far, 3.53 lakh metric tonnes of rice have already arrived in the country from India as per the agreement.
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