Dhaka, Dec. 8 -- Bangladesh must diversify export destinations and strengthen its domestic market to expand the footprint of SME products globally, Industries Adviser Adilur Rahman Khan said on Sunday.

Speaking as the chief guest at the opening of an eight-day SME fair at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Centre in Agargaon, he stressed that the country must identify new markets through regular assessments of global demand trends. "Bangladesh needs to understand which countries have higher demand for certain products and where new opportunities can be created," the adviser said.

He emphasised that export diversification must go hand in hand with developing a strong domestic market and product development should be aligned with ...