He spoke at a transnational trade seminar at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre on Friday. “Otherwise we won’t have peace and can’t establish secure land, naval or air routes. It was organised by Bangladesh China Chamber of Commerce and Industry as a part of the BIID Expo and Dialogue 2017. Inu called for closing the trade deficit with China, one of Bangladesh’s top trade partners. Provisional data from Bangladesh Bank shows that Bangladesh imported products worth $9.64 billion from China while the exports were worth $808 million in the 2015-16 fiscal.

Source: bd News24 March 03, 2017 20:02 UTC