He made the call at a meeting with his Indian counterpart held in India’s Jaipur on the sidelines of the G20 Trade and Investment Ministers’ meeting. In the bilateral meeting with Indian Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal, the commerce minister expressed satisfaction with the progress in the procurement process for the supply of essential goods from India.
He also extended his support for the proposed arrangements aiming for its quick implementation and cited the adverse impact of 40 per cent export duty on onions imposed by India.
Indian Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal reiterated India’s commitment to collaborate closely with Bangladesh to address the challenges stemming from disruptions in global production, supply shortages, and rising commodity prices.
“Adverse weather conditions and food inflation had also led to agricultural production shortage in India, prompting the government to take necessary measures. I assured Bangladesh that these issues are being addressed and the crisis will be resolved shortly,” Piyush said.
He pledged India’s intention to revoke the anti-dumping duty on jute products from Bangladesh, assuring utmost consideration. Besides, he emphasised on resolving other bilateral issues in the joint working group meeting within the next two months.
