The New Nation - Internet Edition

Staff Reporter

The Advisers Committee on Public Purchase has approved two tender proposals, opened to import some 20,000 metric tons of non-boiled (Aatap) rice from Myanmar as part of the Government initiatives to control its elevated prices.

The meeting held yesterday presided over by the Finance Adviser Mirza Azizul Islam.

The Ministry of Food and Disaster Management will import the rice to be supplied by two private firms of Myanmar. Each firm will supply 10,000 mts of rice at US$ 395.50 per ton.

The committee, known as Cabinet Purchase Committee, also gave its nod to another proposal placed by LGRD Ministry to appoint a consultant for Chittagong WASA's Karnaphuli Water Supply project involving Tk43.57 crore.

Japan International Bank for Cooperation (JBIC) will finance the project.