Jamalpur FD to buy 34,730 tonnes of rice
Friday, 12 June 2015
JAMALPUR, June 11 (BSS): Food Department (FD) will buy 34,730 tonnes of rice during the current Boro season in the district.
According to official source, 18,523 tonnes of rice will be procured in sadar upazila, 3,136 tonnes in Sarishabari, 1,000 tonnes in Dewanganj, 4,100 tonnes in Islampur, 6,108 tonnes in Melandah, 647 tonnes in Madarganj and 1,216 tonnes in Bakshiganj.
The Food Department has signed deals with 517 millers of the district to procure the rice.
Assistant Controller of Food, Mahmuda Akhtar Mowshumi said the procurement price of one kilogram of rice has been fixed at Tk 32.