Sangsad Bhaban, April 5 -- State Minister for Food Md. Abdul Bari on Sunday said the government currently has 19.20 lakh metric tons of food grains in its public godowns and has taken various initiatives to increase the stock through both international and domestic procurement.

The State Minister disclosed the information in the Parliament in response to a starred tabled question from BNP lawmaker elected from Noakhali-1 AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon.

He said that as of March 30, 2026, the government's food godowns hold some 19.20 lakh metric tons of food grains, including 15.79 lakh metric tons of rice and 3.39 lakh metric tons of wheat.

The state minister said the government is increasing food stocks through imports of rice and wheat from a...