Bangladesh says India to sell it 0.3m tonnes rice

DHAKA: Bangladesh, facing high inflation, is to get 300,000 tonnes of rice from neighbouring India at below international market prices under a diplomatic deal, a Bangladesh foreign ministry statement said on Tuesday.
The statement was issued after Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dipu Moni on Monday met her Indian counterpart SM Krishna on the sidelines of a SAARC Council of Ministers meeting in Bhutan.
“Mr. Krishna informed that 300,000 tonnes of rice would be soon ready to be exported to Bangladesh at a price cheaper than the international market,” the statement said.
India is also ready to export 12,000 tonnes of sugar to Bangladesh, it added. reuters

(Source: http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011\02\09\story_9-2-2011_pg5_32)