A Raipur-based firm has secured the first international rice import tender of 50,000 tonnes floated directly by the interim Bangladesh government.

Bagadiya Brothers Pvt Ltd of Chhattisgarh bagged the order, a senior official of the company said.

The tender opening sheet (TOS) accessed by PTI showed that bidders from India, Singapore, UAE and Indonesia took part in the process, and Bagadiya Brothers Pvt Ltd secured the order at USD 359.77 per tonne.

“We have secured the order. We have to supply the consignment within 40 days,” said SP Jaiswal, AGM of Bagadiya Brothers Pvt Ltd.

The interim Bangladesh government's first international tender bids were opened for 50,000 tonnes of rice import on Monday, said Rahul Khaitan, director of Jai Baba Bakreswar Rice Mill, a West Bengal-based firm wh

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