Offers are still being considered and no purchase had yet been reported, they said. Three trading houses submitted offers, they said.
Trading house PK Agrilink was said to have offered $429.93 a tonne CIF liner out and KRBL offered $434.34 a tonne CIF liner out. Liner out prices involve ship unloading costs.
Bangladesh imported around 100,000 tonnes of rice mainly from India over the last month and more deals are being finalised, a food ministry official said.
Bangladesh issued a new tender to purchase 50,000 tonnes of rice closing on Dec. 28, while another tender for a similar volume is due to open on Dec. 22.