The unloading of 11,000 tonnes of boiled rice imported from India began at Chattogram Port on Friday.
This is the fourth consignment of rice that arrived in Chattogram from India during the tenure of the interim government.聽
Gyanpriyo Bidurshi Chakma, acting controller of Movement and Storage of Chattogram Regional Food Controller Office, confirmed that the unloading of rice began at 4:00pm on Friday.
A Panama-flagged bulk carrier 'HT Unit' carrying 11,000 tonnes of rice on government-to-government basis arrived at the outer anchorage of Chattogram Port on Thursday.聽
The ship docked at the wheat jetty adjacent to the silos of Chattogram Port at about 2.30pm on the day. After collecting samples of rice and conducting physical tests, the work of unloading the rice started and the authorities have a plan to unload about 3,000 metric tons of rice every day, the sources added.
