A shipment of 52,500 metric tonnes of Ukrainian wheat reached the Chattogram port on Thursday, marking the first food grain import under the interim government.

The ship, MV Enjoy Prosperity, anchored at Kutubdia, the outer anchorage of Chittagong Port, said an official media release.

The work of unloading the wheat will start soon after collecting samples and conducting physical tests of the wheat.

Of the shipment, 31,500-tonne wheat will be unloaded at Chittagong Port, while the remaining 21,000 metric tonnes will be unloaded at Mongla Port.