A vessel named MV Phu Thanh, carrying 10,000 tons of rice, has arrived at Chittagong Port from India.
The rice was brought under an open tender contract (Package-8) signed on March 2, 2025, said the press release.
Under the agreement, a total of five lakh tons of rice will be imported from India.
So far, 0.353 million 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.
