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India keen to help Bangladesh modernise sugar mills
DHAKA, Nov 1, 2018 (BSS) – India is willing to provide technological
support to Bangladesh for modernising its state-owned sugar mills to produce
refined sugar from raw materials.
India expressed the interest while an Indian delegation, led by Indian
Food Secretary Ravikant, met Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu at the
Industries Ministry here today, a handout said.
During the meeting, Amu said India is a very good friend of Bangladesh as
it played historical role during the 1971 Liberation War.
He welcomed India for their interest to support Bangladesh in modernising
its sugar mills and assured India that the government would consider their
proposal seriously.
Ravikant said India produces a huge amount of sugar by using high
technology in sugarcane cultivation and now it wants to export the unrefined
sugar to neighbouring countries.
“So, we want to provide technological support to Bangladesh to refine the
unrefined sugar. Moreover, we also want to provide financial support in this
regard under an agreement of line of credit,” he added.
Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Harsh Vardhan Shringla, Additional
Secretary of the Industries Ministry Begum Parag and Chairman of Bangladesh
Sugar and Food Industries Corporation AKM Delwar Hossain were, among others,
present.
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