Dhaka, Sept. 12 -- Describing China as Bangladesh's largest trading partner, Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin on Friday said they must identify which intermediate industrial products can be manufactured in Bangladesh today, as this will strengthen the competitiveness of their industrial sector.

"Bangladesh imports goods worth over $22 billion from China. Unfortunately, our exports come nowhere close to matching our imports from China. China is one of the most competitive sources for our imports," he said at the event in the capital.

The adviser said Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen has taken many initiatives to diversify the export potential, including promoting exports like mangoes, but they still have much more to do.

The adv...