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Even during this peak Aman season, millers have manipulated to raise the price of rice, the Minister of Agriculture said. Abdur Razzak. He said floods and heavy rains this year have caused some damage to the rice fields of Aus and Aman. The Aman paddy field of approximately 1 lakh 5 thousand hectares of land has been destroyed. As a result, 15-20 lakh tonnes of rice less than the target have been produced. Millers have taken this opportunity to increase the price of rice.
He spoke at the inaugural function of setting up an agricultural research center in Gopalganj online from the conference room of the agriculture ministry in the secretariat on Sunday.
Dr. Razzak said that the government has taken various initiatives to control the rice market. The government will import 5 to 6 lakh tons of rice to cover the shortage of aman crop. Because if this shortfall is not covered, rice millers, stockists and traders will have the opportunity to increase the price of rice.
The agriculture minister said the import duty on rice has already been lowered to 25 percent. He said imported rice has started to hit the market.
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Noting that there will be no problems with food in the country, he said that the government is committed and trying to bring food security to all the people of the country. That is why the government has decided to import rice both publicly and privately. So that not a single person is hungry. The minister said that the sale of rice under OMS has started due to the increase in the price of rice.
After the speech, the Minister of Agriculture inaugurated the construction works of the research center of the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Center (BARI). Secretary of Agriculture on the occasion. Mesbahul Islam and other senior ministry officials, project managers and project managers were present.
Ittefaq / UB
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