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Since the war broke out, imports from Russia to Bangladesh remained halted due to sanctions imposed by western nations and war-related risks, reports Container News.

After sailing on September 15 from the port of Novorossiysk in Russia the vessel namely Sealuck II, a flag carrier of Malta, reached the outer anchorage of Chittagong port on October 13 carrying 53,000 tonnes of wheat.

Russian state-owned enterprise OZK Trading LLC is a supplier of wheat to Bangladesh's Food Department.

Unloading of a portion of wheat has started at the outer bar of Chittagong port on the same day by lightering vessels while the rest will be unloaded at Mongla port.

The latest import is under the government-to-government arrangement while imports by the private sector still remained suspended. The last time wheat came from Russia to Bangladesh was on January 27 this year.

The next lot of 450,000 tonnes of wheat from Russia is scheduled to reach Chittagong by December.