Dhaka, Dec 31 (bdnews24.com) – The government has extended the ban on rice export to six more months, a commerce ministry statement said on Thursday. The period on the restriction expires on Thursday. The new extension will be effective from Friday, the statement said. The government extended the ban in June. The previous caretaker government, for the first time, imposed the ban on rice export following the hike in the prices of the staple, it added.