On April 4, this year at the InterContinental Hotel in Dhaka, a Memorandum of Understanding was concluded between the Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation and the “National Group LLC” holding. The heads of the organizations – Mr Abdullah Sajjad, ndc, and Mr Sattar Mia respectively put the signatures. This document will enable to resume the export of Bangladeshi potato to Russia.

Hon’ble Minister of Agriculture of Bangladesh Dr. Muhammad Abdur Razzaque, MP, highlighted the favorable conditions in the country for cultivation potato, providing opportunities for export to foreign markets, including Russia. He stated that today, in addition to agriculture, relations between the two countries are developing in a wide range of areas, including energy, transport and defense. Such cooperation, according to him, has been built based on friendly relations since 1971, when the USSR supported Bangladesh in the Liberation War.

H.E. Ambassador of Russia to Bangladesh Mr Alexander Mantytskiy, in his remarks, emphasized the growing demand of the Russian side for the local agricultural products, in particular, for mango and cauliflower. At the same time, he indicated that in 2022 Russia exported 921 thousand tons of wheat to Bangladesh, which accounted for 42% of the national import of this grain crop, as well as 108 thousand tons of legumes and mustard. Besides, since 2014 our country has been one of the largest suppliers of fertilizers to Dhaka.