GAIBANDHA, MAY 21 (BSS): Boro rice procurement drive of the Food Department began in Sadullapur upazila in the district on Sunday amid much enthusiasm to the millers.
Upazila food department and upazila administration organised a simple function on the premises of a food godown in the upazila headquarters on Sunday in this regard.
Upazila council Chairman Saidur Rahman Munshi formally inaugurated the rice procurement drive as the chief guest and assistant commissioner (Land) Sanjoy Kumar Mohanta and general secretary of upazila Awami League Shahriar Khan Biplob were present at the event as the special guests.
Upazila food controller Mofakkharul Islam presided over the event.
A target has been fixed to procure a total of 1,514 tonnes of boiled rice and 96 tonnes of Atap rice from the millers through two purchasing centers of the upazila during the current Boro season, said an official.
Price of per kg of parboiled rice and Atap rice has also been fixed at Tk 38 and Tk 37 respectively, he also said.
On the opening day, 60 tonnes of parboiled rice had been purchased from the millers, sources said.
M. Amzad Hossain, district controller of food, told the news agency that the
government had fixed a target to procure 21,616 tonnes of boiled rice from
870 millers and 733 atap rice from 62 millers during the current Boro season.
The rice procurement would continue in the district till August, 2018.
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