Dhaka, May 27 -- The first consignment of Bangladeshi mangoes will be exported to China on Wednesday and will soon be available in the Chinese market, marking a significant step in agricultural trade between the two countries.

Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin and Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen will join an event marking the export which will be held at the CIP gate of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Wednesday afternoon, a senior official told UNB on Tuesday.

Agriculture Secretary Md Emdad Ullah Mian announced the development at a press briefing at the Foreign Service Academy in the capital on May 21. "Following Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus's recent visit to China, the government has intensified efforts to export...