The government will import three lakh tonnes of wheat from Russia at a cost of Tk 1,032.90 crore.

Russia and Ukraine have become major sources of wheat for Bangladesh after India’s ban of its shipment, thanks to a United Nations and Turkey brokered grain deal that allowed moving the cereal from Ukraine over the Black Sea. 

Russia has already given offer to export two lakh metric tons of wheat to Bangladesh, Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder told the parliament today (June 23, 2022).

The government has rejected yet another shipment of 50,000 tonnes of wheat imported from Russia on the grounds of poor quality.