Bangladesh will import 1 lakh metric tons (MT) of boiled rice from Vietnam very soon.
The two countries have signed an agreement to this effect, a food ministry source said yesterday.
Bangladesh has already imported 3 lakh MT atap rice and 52,000 MT boiled rice from Vietnam.
Vietnam will sign a 3-year-term memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Bangladesh to export rice, the source said.
Vietnam will sign the MoU as government of Vietnam attaches priority to the requirements of Bangladesh, it said.
The MoU will be inkedduring the five-day visit by Food and Disaster Management Minister Dr Md Abdur Razzaque, who left Dhaka for Hanoi on Saturday night.
According to the MoU, when needed Bangladesh can import rice from Vietnam at government level.
As per MoU, the prices and amount of the imported rice to be determined through discussion on the basis of international market prices at the time of import.
"Vietnam will export more rice as the Vietnamese government gives importance to the requirements of Bangladesh," the source said.
The food minister, who is leading a three-member delegation, will call on prime minister of Vietnam and hold bilateral talks with Vietnamese industries and commerce ministers.
Two other members are Director General of Food Directorate Ahmad Hossain Khan and Joint Secretary of Food Division Khandaker Atiur Rahman.
The Bangladesh delegation is expected to return home on April 20.
(Source: http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=182098)
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