Staff Correspondent:

A vessel named MV PHU THANH carrying 10,000 metric tonnes of rice has arrived at Chittagong Port from India.

The rice was brought under open tender contract (Package-8) signed on March 2, 2025, said a press release.

Under the agreement, a total of five lakh metric tonnes  of rice will be imported from India.

So far, 3.53 lakh metric tonnes 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.