A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed to import Atap rice on a government-to-government (G2G) basis from Pakistan.
The Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP) and Bangladesh’s Directorate General of Food signed the MoU in the Ministry of Food’s meeting room at the Secretariat on Tuesday.
The MoU is expected to contribute to stabilizing the domestic rice market and strengthen economic and trade relations between Bangladesh and Pakistan, said a press release.
TCP Chairman Syed Rafeeo Bashir Shah and Mohammad Abdul Khalek, director general of the Directorate of Food, signed the MoU on behalf of their respective sides.
Food Secretary Mohammad Masudul Hasan, Special Secretary of Pakistan’s Ministry of Commerce Shakeel Ahmed and High Commissioner Syed Ahmed Maroof, among others, were present during the signing.