US envoy discusses wheat import issue with State Minister for Food Abdul Bari
A delegation led by the US Ambassador to Bangladesh, Mr. Brent T Christensen, paid a courtesy call on the State Minister In- charge of the Ministry of Food and Public Administration, Md. Abdul Bari MP, at the office of the Ministry of Food on Tuesday.
The State Minister welcomed the US delegation to the Ministry of Food. During this time, matters related to bilateral interests, including wheat import from the United States, were discussed.
It is mentioned that Bangladesh has already started wheat import activities from the United States on a government-to-government (G to G) basis. More than seven lakh metric tons of wheat have been imported from the United States in the fiscal year 2025-26. The State Minister expressed satisfaction that the imported wheat consignment arrived in the country on time despite the current global context and thanked all concerned.
The Ambassador thanked the State Minister and expressed his hope for increasing trade between the two countries and increasing cooperation for the benefit of the people of both countries.
During the meeting, the US Political Economic Counselor in Bangladesh, Mr. Eric Geelan, Economic Officer, Mr. Richard Rasmussen, Food Secretary Md. Firoz Sarkar and other relevant officials of the Ministry were present.
