Trade could forge strong ties

Brazilian Minister of State for Development, Industry and Foreign Trade Miguel Jorge has said that trade could forge strong bilateral relations between Brazil and Bangladesh.
He said this while receiving Akramul Qader, new Bangladesh ambassador to Brazil with residence in Washington DC, at his office in Brasilia on Thursday, according to a message received here yesterday.
During the meeting, Dhaka's envoy stressed the need for enhancing bilateral trade and requested him to encourage the Brazilian businessmen to buy products from Bangladesh like ceramics, pharmaceuticals, garments, jute products, among others, which are not only of international standard but also very competitive, the message said.
Given the customary sugar shortage in Bangladesh specially during the Ramadan and resultant sufferings of the ordinary buyers, the Ambassador sought Brazil's support for devising a mechanism to ensure supply of sugar well ahead of the month to address the situation.
The Brazilian minister showed his keen interest about Bangladeshi products and said that Brazilian market could absorb generic medicines from Bangladesh.