Bangladesh to buy 700,000 tons of wheat from the US annually
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between Bangladesh and the United States to ensure the overall food security, nutritional quality and food supply of the country. Under this, Bangladesh will import 700,000 metric tons of high-quality wheat from the United States annually at competitive prices for the next five years.
Speaking at the MoU signing ceremony, Food Advisor Ali Imam Majumder said that this MoU will create an opportunity to create a wider area of trust and mutual trade cooperation between Bangladesh and the United States, and the people of both countries will benefit from it.
The MoU on wheat import was signed by Md. Abul Hasanat Humayun Kabir, Director General of the Food Department, on behalf of the Bangladesh government, and Joseph K. Soyer, Vice President of the US Wheat Association, on behalf of the United States.
The MoU was signed in a simple ceremony presided over by Food Secretary Md. Masudul Hasan at the conference room of the Ministry of Food.
Food Advisor Ali Imam Majumder, US Charge d’Affaires in Dhaka Tracy Ann Jacobson, and relevant high-ranking officials from both sides were present at the time.
