food ministry of bangladesh

Death penalty proposed for hoarding

The food ministry is going to be tougher on hoarding as it proposes capital punishment or life imprisonment against the offenders.

Govt again extends rice import deadline

The food ministry has again granted more time to business to open letters of credit (LCs) for importing rice as shipments continue to be very low while prices of the grain are rising due to the recent spike in fuel costs, according to a notice on Wednesday.

Food Ministry approves 380 pvt orgs to import 10 lakh ton rice

The Food Ministry has given approval to 380 private organisations to import 10 lakh tons of rice.

Wheat imported from Brazil ‘not rotten’

The food ministry says it tested the wheat imported from Brazil and did not find any grain that is “rotten” or “unfit for human consumption”.

January 21, 2023
January 21, 2023

Death penalty proposed for hoarding

The food ministry is going to be tougher on hoarding as it proposes capital punishment or life imprisonment against the offenders.

August 19, 2022
August 19, 2022

Govt again extends rice import deadline

The food ministry has again granted more time to business to open letters of credit (LCs) for importing rice as shipments continue to be very low while prices of the grain are rising due to the recent spike in fuel costs, according to a notice on Wednesday.

July 21, 2022
July 21, 2022

Food Ministry approves 380 pvt orgs to import 10 lakh ton rice

The Food Ministry has given approval to 380 private organisations to import 10 lakh tons of rice.

June 24, 2015
June 24, 2015

Wheat imported from Brazil ‘not rotten’

The food ministry says it tested the wheat imported from Brazil and did not find any grain that is “rotten” or “unfit for human consumption”.