File photo of Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed Dhaka Tribune'Last year our export amounted to $36.67 billion. And with service sector, it (export volume) was $41.07 billion and we hope that it will hit $60 billion in 2021'Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed on Sunday said Bangladesh is mulling of earning $60 billion from the export sector by 2021, when the country marks the 50th anniversary of its independence. “In 1972-73 fiscal year, Bangladesh’s export volume was of $348 million, with leather goods, jute products and tea being the major items. And with service sector, it (export volume) was $41.07 billion and we hope that it will hit $60 billion in 2021,” he further said. Mentioning of increased operations in Bangladesh, ADB Country Director Manmohan Prakash said the seminar focused on how they were performing to cater to the growing needs of developing countries in light of business requirement.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 11, 2018 18:00 UTC