Bangladesh to buy 150,000 tonnes of TSP from Tunisia

Bangladesh will import 150,000 tonnes of triple superphosphate (TSP) from Tunisia in 2023.

To this end, the Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Tunisian Chemical Group (GCT) in Tunis, the capital of Tunisia, on Wednesday.

BADC Chairman Abdullah Sajjad and GCT General Manager Mohammad Ridha Chalghoum signed the agreement in the presence of Agriculture Secretary Wahida Akhtar and Deputy Secretary Badiul Alam, the agriculture ministry said in a press release issued yesterday.

BADC has been importing TSP from Tunisia on a government-to-government basis since 2008, according to the ministry.

On the same day, Agriculture Secretary Akhtar held a separate meeting with Tunisian Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries Minister Abdel Manam Belati and Industry, Minerals and Power Minister Neyla Nouria Gangi.

In the meeting, the two Tunisian ministers expressed interest in increasing bilateral relations with Bangladesh in the field of agriculture and trade.