Bangladesh organises mango festival at int’l horticulture expo in Netherlands
Bangladesh has organised a mango festival at the ongoing International Horticulture Exhibition in Almere of the Netherlands.
Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque inaugurated the festival yesterday.
On the same day, Bangladesh Day was also celebrated there through a colourful programme, including the hoisting of the national flag and the performance of the national anthem.
Later, a day-long programme titled "Celebrating Bangladesh: Transforming Agriculture" was held.
Addressing the event, Razzaque said Bangladesh's mango is very tasty and promising.
"We want to make full use of this mango export potential and want to take Bangladesh to the world market, including Europe."
"The mango festival has been organised keeping that in mind."
Riaz Hamidullah, ambassador of Bangladesh to the Netherlands, and Annemarie Jorritsma, commissioner-general of the exhibition, also spoke.
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