Dhaka, May 22 -- Bangladesh is going to export mango to China for the first time on May 28 next, Agriculture Secretary Dr Mohammad Emdad Ullah Mian said here on Wednesday.
He revealed this information at a press briefing at the Foreign Service Academy here this afternoon.
Emdad Ullah said about 50 metric tonnes of mangoes will be exported to China this year, while talks are on with Chinese provisional governments and the Chinese Ambassador in Dhaka to export more mangoes to China.
Besides, he said, the agriculture ministry has taken various initiatives to explore more international markets for Bangladeshi mangoes.
The agriculture secretary said Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at a meeting on Wednesday directed them to explore new...