Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Wednesday sent 600 Queen variety pineapples to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman as a goodwill gesture, reciprocating a recent gift of mangoes from the Bangladesh government.
The consignment arrived through the Akhaura Land Port in Brahmanbaria around 1:00 pm.
Packed in 100 cartons, the pineapples were transported by a pickup from the northeastern Indian state of Tripura.
Officials from the Assistant High Commission of India in Chattogram received the consignment before handing it over to representatives of the Indian High Commission in Dhaka for onward delivery.
The pineapples were later transported to the capital by the pickup.
Apurba Roy, secretary of Tripura's Agriculture Department who was present at the port, said the gift was sent in response to the mangoes recently presented by the Bangladesh government.
"The Bangladesh government gifted us mangoes. On behalf of our state, we are sending pineapples as a gift," he said.