Rice procurement

Government buys 200,000 tonnes of rice beyond target; millers gain while farmers and consumers lose

With Boro procurement already above target and public granaries holding 44,000 tonnes more than they can properly store, Bangladesh is buying another 200,000 tonnes of rice from millers — 150 of whose applications carry MPs' recommendation letters — while Aus paddy in Naogaon sells for Tk 650–750 a