The Bangladesh Caretaker Government has put a ban on export of all varieties of rice from the country for six months aiming to boost the supply of the staple in domestic market, a senior official said.
The Commerce Ministry Spokesman Faizul Haq told reporters in Dhaka on Tuesday that the government's decision came after reports that a section of unscrupulous local traders were exporting coarse varieties rice in the name of aromatic variety, which was allowed for export.
The ban has been made effective from November 6, he said.
The Bangladesh Government's decision came almost six months after the country's Commerce Ministry put ban on export of non-aromatic rice and allowed continuation of export of aromatic variety.