Govt mulls cutting duty on rice import: Officials

The government is considering reducing the import duty on rice in an effort to stabilise rice prices in the country, reports UNB. Sources at the finance, commerce, and food ministries indicate that this decision is being contemplated due to recent floods that severely impacted paddy cultivation. Major agricultural areas, including Chattogram, Feni, Noakhali, Laxmipur, and Cumilla, were...