The new agreement, finalized earlier this month, sees Bangladesh purchasing white rice from Pakistan at $499 per ton through the Trading Corporation of Pakistan. The shipment will

Dhaka and Islamabad have resumed direct trade for the first time since the 1971 war that led to the formation of Bangladesh in South Asia.

In a major development, direct trade between Pakistan and Bangladesh has resumed after five decades, with the first government-to-government cargo departing from Port Qasim on Saturday.The Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC) bulk carrier MV Sibi is transporting 26,