After unloading 60% of rice there, the vessel with the remaining quantity of rice will move towards Mongla, said sources
Established on 1 December 1950 in Chalna, Khulna, the port was transformed into an autonomous body named the Chalna Port Authority in 1977, and later renamed Mongla Port Authority in 1987 due to relocation. Photos: TBS
For the first time since independence, a cargo vessel from Pakistan carrying rice is set to reach Mongla Sea Port this week.
The Pakistan fagged-carrier vessel-loaded with 25 metric tonnes (MT) of rice left Karachi’s Qasim port a few days back and is expected to anchor at Chittagong port within two or three days.
After unloading 60% of rice there, the vessel with the remaining quantity of rice will move towards Mongla, said sources.
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A Government to Government (G2G) deal between Bangladesh and Pakistan was inked at the beginning of the last month to import 50 MT of Basmati rice through Trading Corporation of Pakistan (TCP).
As per the deal, first consignment of the rice is on its way to Bangladesh and the second consignment is expected to come at the end of the current month.
Indrajit Sarker, deputy controller at Khulna office of controller of movement and preservation, said 40% of the 25 MT of rice will be unloaded at the Mongla port.
Khulna District Assistant Food Controller (additional charge) Tayebur Rahman said there are 47,000 MT of rice in the central food warehouse of Boyra and Maheshwarpasha.
The capacity of the two warehouses is one lakh metric tonnes, he said.
Reference Link:- https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/cargo-vessel-pakistan-set-arrive-mongla-port-after-53-years-1082141