With farmers ready to reap rice in the year's biggest rice season -- Boro -- in a week amidst concern over poor market price,

THE government has finally decided to impose a 10 percent duty on foreign rice to curb import of the grain. Needless to say this measure comes too late for the farmers and millers of the country.

Finance Minister AMA Muhith says the government has decided to impose 10 percent tax on rice import.