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Pakistan

Bangladesh wants to import guava, rice

LARKANA: Noor-e-Helal Saifur Rahman, Deputy High Commissioner of Bangladesh at Karachi has said that his country des
Published February 16, 2019

LARKANA: Noor-e-Helal Saifur Rahman, Deputy High Commissioner of Bangladesh at Karachi has said that his country desires to increase trade with brethren Islamic countries for which he invited delegation of Larkana Chamber of Commerce & Industry (LCCI) to visit Bangladesh for market research without any middleman.

He was addressing meeting of LCCI in their office here on Saturday.

He said Bangladesh is importing several things from Brazil and Australia which cost them more. He said we want to increase import & export with Pakistan which include mangoes, guava, rice and vegetables. He said production of coconut, pineapple, mineral water bottles is made in Bangladesh which we want to export to Pakistan.

Nisar Ahmed Khuhro, PPP provincial chief, Asad Ali Tunio, Kashif Ali Mumtaz Ali, Mayor Muhammad Aslam Shaikh, LCCI president Abdul Ghafar Shaikh and other members participated in the meeting.

In his welcome address Asad Tunio said that Pakistan is importing jute bags and its raw material costing $38 million annually whereas rice is largely used in Bangladesh and Larkana is the largest producer of Irri-6 rice

He said in 2016 Bangladesh imported rice worth $10 million which was reduced to $3 million in 2017. Bashir M Paryal said that Bangladesh is our brethren Islamic country and it can import rice, guava, mangoes and vegetables which will further improve our relations. He also suggested meeting of Bangladesh and Pakistani businessmen to further strengthen trade relationship.

Traditional Sindhi Ajrak was presented to the distinguished guest.

Copyright PPI (Pakistan Press International), 2019

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