Govt to import 500,000 tons of sugar

The Sugar Advisory Board on Monday approved the import of 500,000 tons of sugar to control the supply and prices of the sweetener in the country.

Chairing a board meeting Food Security Minister Rana Tanvir Hussain said that formalities related to import of sugar would be completed within a few days. He added that import of sugar had become inevitable to stabilise prices.

"There is a shortage of sugar supply across the country; therefore, immediate steps have been taken to control the shortage," he said, adding that imported sugar would be brought into the market soon so that consumers could get relief.