According to Food Advisor Ali Imam Majumder, the government will procure paddy rice from the Aman season from Nov 19 to Feb 28. This time, the government has decided to procure 600,000 tonnes of parboiled rice, 50,000 tonnes of Atap rice and 50,000 tonnes of rice paddy. Parboiled rice will be procured at Tk 50 per kg, Atap at Tk 49 per kg and paddy at Tk 34 per kg. In the last Aman season, paddy was procured at Tk 33, parboiled rice at Tk 47 and Atap rice at Tk 46. However, the cost of production has come down slightly in the Aman season compared to the Boro season.”

Source: bd News24 November 09, 2025 09:17 UTC