date:Aug 14, 2013
tonnes the previous year and against a planned 800,000 tonnes.
The state grains buyer also issued an international tender on Monday to buy 50,000 tonnes of wheat, the first for the current financial year.
The government imports wheat to run welfare programmes for the poor and to keep domestic prices stable. Flour prices have gone up in recent months despite a drop in global markets.
Apart from the Bangladesh government, private traders also import about 2.5 million tonnes of wheat a year to