A vessel named MV MD SEA carrying 12,700 tons of Atap rice has arrived at Chittagong Port from Vietnam.
The rice was brought under the G-to-G agreement (Package-1) signed on 3 February 2025, said a press release.
Under the agreement, a total of 1,00,000 tons of Atap rice will be imported from Vietnam.
So far, 60,000 tons of rice have already arrived in the country as per the agreement.
The sample testing of the rice stored on the ship has been completed and the process of unloading the rice will begin promptly, it said.
