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Bangladesh returns 11,500 tonnes of Indian rice over quality dispute
Bangladesh returns 11,500 tonnes of Indian rice over quality dispute
Bangladesh is returning an 11,500-tonne Indian consignment of non-basmati parboiled rice after officials reported quality problems, The Hindu Businessline reports. Samples taken at Chittagong port on July 22 were certified fit for…
The Story in Brief
Bangladesh is returning an 11,500-tonne Indian consignment of non-basmati parboiled rice after officials reported quality problems, The Hindu Businessline reports. Samples taken at Chittagong port on July 22 were certified fit for human consumption, allowing unloading to begin. But officials at two storage depots later called the rice low quality and unfit. Only about 3,500 tonnes were unloaded from the MV HT Pioneer before the remainder was stopped. A shipping agent denied the rice was bad, saying it was slightly reddish. Traders attributed the rejection to politics, though those claims were not independently established. The shipment was supplied under a government-to-government agreement.
The Indian Opinion
Calling the rejection pure political retaliation is as weak as treating an initial clearance as final proof of quality. Traders have an obvious commercial interest, while depot officials should explain what changed between port sampling and storage inspection. Bangladesh and India should publish the sampling method, laboratory results and disposal decision. Those documents, not speculation, should settle whether all 11,500 tonnes failed or only part of the shipment.
Source: thehindubusinessline.com
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