Govt to import food grains from 5 countries
04 September 2022, 09:16 pm | Updated: 24 November 2024, 05:28 pm
Cabinet Secretary Khandaker Anwarul Islam said that there is enough food stock in the country. The government is importing food from at least five countries, including Russia and India, to bring these stocks to a better level.
The Cabinet Secretary said these after the Cabinet meeting held under the chair of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the Prime Minister's Office on Sunday (September 4).
“We’ve signed agreements with five countries, namely Russia, India, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, to import food grains. At today’s meeting, the PM has told us to keep some other sources ready so that no complexities arise at the last moment,” said the Cabinet Secretary.
Anwarul added that there is no problem in importing food from Russia.
“According to the Food Ministry, the country’s current stock of food grains is more than 19 lakh metric tons. We’re in a comfortable situation in terms of the speculated food crisis in November,” added the Cabinet Secretary.
