Dhaka reacts to Indian HC's remarks on rice export
Dhaka, Feb 18 (UNI) Reacting to the Indian High Commissioner's remarks last week about exporting rice to Bangladesh, the country's Foreign Ministry has said that rice procurement from India was being done on commercial basis without undue cost to either nation.
A spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday said, ''rice procurement from India was being conducted on the basis of commercial purchase, which should be a win-win situation for both parties, without undue cost to either,'' The News Today reported citing UNB.
Indian
High
Commissioner
Pinak
Ranjan
Chakraborty
after
a
meeting
with
the
Home
Affairs
Advisor
M
A
Matin
on
February
14
told
reporters
that
India
must
feed
her
own
people
first,
but
will
export
five
lakh
tonnes
of
rice
to
Bangladesh
alone
''to
honour
its
past
commitments.'' UNI
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