The New Nation - Internet Edition

Women and children waiting in long queue to buy rice
at fair price at an OMS Centre at Companiganj, Noakhali on
Wednesday. FocusBangla

UNB, Dhaka

As part of the Indian government's announcement of supplying 15,000 metric tonnes of rice to Bangladesh during March-April 2008, a commercial vessel carrying 7,500 mt rice is presently bound for Chittagong Port.

Earlier, some 5,000 mt rice was delivered to the government and the supplies were effected through eight shipments by Indian Naval vessels between December 2007 and January 2008, said an Indian High Commission release.

India announced an assistance of 40,000 mts of rice, 10,000 mts of wheat and 1,000 mts of skimmed milk powder in 2007 for relief and rehabilitation of people of Bangladesh affected by floods and other natural disasters.

As part of the commitment, the Indian Government supplied 1,000 mts of skimmed milk powder during February and March 2008 to the Bangladesh Government.

The aforesaid quantity of skimmed milk powder is being distributed by the Relief and Rehabilitation Department of Food and Disaster Management Ministry of Bangladesh Government through their network to cyclone-affected areas in southern Bangladesh.