Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has directed the Food Ministry to import additional food grains from countries other than the usual ones in order to ensure food security in the country.
The PM provided the directive at a cabinet meeting held at her office on Sunday.
Cabinet Secretary Khondker Anwarul Islam confirmed the development at a briefing held after the meeting.
“We’ve signed agreements with five countries, namely Russia, India, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, to import food grains. At today’s meeting, the PM has told us to keep some other sources ready so that no complexities arise at the last moment,” said the Cabinet Secretary.
