Within the final 25 days, 3,320 tonnes of rice was once imported from India during the Benapole land port in Jessore. On Thursday (December 12), 105 heaps of rice arrived within the final 3 vehicles during the port.
Abu Taher, income officer of Benapole Checkpost Shipment Department, mentioned that 8 firms, together with uploading corporate Mahbubul Alam Meals Merchandise, Ork Buying and selling and Sardar Enterprises, import some of these rice thru Benapole port.
He additionally mentioned that when two years, from November 17 to December 12 at 10 pm, 3 thousand 320 heaps of rice had been imported in 97 vehicles.
Prior to this, in a letter signed by means of the Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Meals, Lutfar Rahman, 92 firms had been allowed to import rice privately. They’re intended to import two lakh 73 thousand heaps of parboiled rice and one lakh 19 thousand heaps of parboiled rice inside the specified length. However best 3,320 heaps of rice was once imported all the way through the limited length.
Shyamal Kumar Nath, deputy assistant officer of plant contamination heart of Benapole land port, mentioned that India has banned the export of parboiled and parboiled rice from July 20, 2023. Prior to that, the import of rice from India thru this port was once stopped from November 2022. At the moment a 62 p.c tariff was once imposed on rice to deter rice importation. Since then not more rice was once imported thru Benapole land port. The import of rice began once more from November 17 as the federal government withdrew the customs accountability on rice.
Md. Jamal Hussain/RH/MS
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