The first consignment of 12 tonnes of Padma Hilsa was sent to India today through Benapole Land Port ahead of the Durga Puja.
“Two trucks carrying 12 tonnes of Padma Hilsa entered Petrapole Land Port in India after completing customs and port formalities at Benapole today,” Benapole cargo branch revenue officer Masudur Rahman told BSS.
On the occasion of the upcoming Durga Puja, the Ministry of Commerce of Bangladesh has given permission to export 3,000 tonnes of Hilsa fish to India.
The 12-member taskforce formed recently to reframe the development strategies, would focus on a good number of areas, especially bringing reforms in some sectors, finding out leakages in financial system and also restoring discipline in project implementation.
"We will propose to bring reforms in some sectors like urban transport and digital governance. We will intervene on those areas where it seems necessary to make interventions," said renowned economist KAS Murshid, head of the taskforce.
He was talking to reporters at the Nazia-Salma Conference Room at the Planning Commission in the capital this afternoon after Planning and Education Adviser Dr Wahiduddin Mahmud chaired the first meeting of the taskforce.
Earlier in this month, the taskforce titled "Re-strategising the economy and mobilising resources for equitable and sustainable development" was formed with former director general of Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies (BIDS) Dr KAS Murshid as its chair.
US President Joseph R Biden and Bangladesh Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus have affirmed the close partnership between Washington and Dhaka, which is rooted in shared democratic values and strong people-to-people ties.
President Biden welcomed further engagement between the two governments and offered continued US support as Bangladesh implements its new reform agenda, said a White House statement after the two leaders met on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on Tuesday.
The US president congratulated Prof Yunus on his recent appointment as the head of the interim government of Bangladesh.
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted the ongoing light to moderate and moderately heavy rainfall under the influence of a low pressure area over the Bay would continue for three more days across all eight divisions.
"Light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions with moderately heavy to very heavy falls at places over the country," says a BMD bulletin for the next 24 hours commencing 6pm Wednesday.
The day and night temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country, it added.