First shipment of rice from Myanmar arrives at Chattogram port
A total of 105,000 tonnes to be delivered in phases
A shipment of 22,000 tonnes of rice from Myanmar has reached Chattogram Port, marking the first consignment under a government-to-government (G2G) agreement between Bangladesh and Myanmar under the interim government.
The rice on the MV Golden Star from Yangon Port arrived at the port's limits at 10:12pm on Thursday and was moored at Jetty No 9 of the GCB on Friday (17 January) morning. Seven Seas Shipping Lines, the shipping agent for the MV Golden Star, confirmed the arrival.
Md Ali Akbar, CEO of Seven Seas Shipping Lines, noted that this is the initial shipment of a total 105,000 tonnes of rice agreed upon by the Directorate General of Food and the Myanmar Rice Federation.
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The rice will be delivered in phases via ten small and large vessels, with all consignments scheduled to arrive between mid-January and mid-March.
In addition to the rice from Myanmar, the government has procured 200,000 tonnes of rice from India through an open tender. Two consignments from India have already arrived at Chattogram Port, and the rice has been distributed to various locations across the country.
The Directorate General of Food's transport contractors have handled the distribution, delivering the rice to destinations including Sylhet's Dewanhat, Dhaka's Tejgaon, Narayanganj, and other areas.
A shipment of 22,000 tonnes of rice from Myanmar has arrived at Chattogram Port.
The MV Golden Star vessel carrying the bagged rice reached the port's limits from Yangon Port, Myanmar, at 10:12pm on Thursday. It was moored at Jetty No 9 of the GCB at Chattogram Port on Friday morning.
Md Ali Akbar, CEO of Seven Sea's Shipping Lines, said this marks the first shipment of rice under a government-to-government (G2G) agreement.
The agreement between the Directorate General of Food and the Myanmar Rice Federation will see a total of 105,000 tonnes of rice supplied to Bangladesh.
According to the shipping line, the rice will be delivered in phases via ten small and large vessels. The entire quantity is scheduled to arrive between mid-January and mid-March.
In addition to the Myanmar shipment, the government has also procured 200,000 tonnes of rice from India through an open tender.
Two consignments from India have already arrived at Chattogram Port. Once unloaded, the rice was transported to various locations, including Dewanhat and Sylhet in Chattogram, Tejgaon in Dhaka, Narayanganj, and other areas, using trucks operated by the Directorate General of Food's transport contractors.
