Staff Correspondent:

A consignment of 52,500 metric tonnes of wheat from Argentina has arrived at Chattogram port.

The vessel MV INDIGO OMEGA docked at the port on Thursday with the shipment, which was imported through an open international tender, according to a media release from the Ministry of Commerce.

Port officials will begin unloading the wheat after sample testing, which is scheduled for  on Thursday. “All necessary measures have been taken to ensure the quality of the consignment,” the release said.

This follows an earlier shipment of the same amount, which arrived at the port on February 05 from the South American country, reinforcing Bangladesh’s efforts to maintain a steady wheat supply through international procurement.