Cargo vessel from Pakistan set to arrive at Mongla port after 53 yrs

For the first time since independence, a cargo vessel from Pakistan carrying rice is set to reach Monga seaport this week, reports UNB.

The Pakistan fagged-carrier vessel-loaded with 25 tonnes of rice left Karachi Qasim port a few days back and is expected to anchor at Chittagong port within two or three days. After unloading 60 per cent of rice there, the vessel with the remaining quantity of rice will move towards Mongla, said sources. A Government to Government (G2G) deal between Bangladesh and Pakistan was inked at the beginning of the last month to import 50 of Basmati rice.