Commerce adviser urges Algeria to import jute goods from BD

Commerce Adviser Sk. Bashir Uddin has urged Algeria to import jute goods and traditional products from Bangladesh.

He made the request during a meeting with Algerian Ambassador to Bangladesh Abdelouahab Saidani at the adviser's Secretariat office in Dhaka on Monday.

In the meeting, they emphasised the need to further strengthen bilateral trade and relations between the two nations.

Mr. Bashir also urged the Algerian envoy to support efforts to increase Algerian investments in Bangladesh.

Urging Algerian importers to import jute and traditional products from Bangladesh, he said Bangladesh is the world's second-largest jute producer.

Jute and Bangladesh are often considered synonymous globally, he added.

During the meeting, Algerian ambassador expressed his country's interest in importing jute products from Bangladesh as there is a huge demand of such goods in Algeria.

He has also proposed formation of an 'Inter-Government Economic Commission' (IGEC), aiming to increase trade between the two countries.

Commerce Secretary Mahbubur Rahman, among others, was present at the meeting.

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