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July 24, 2000
Dhaka (UNB) - Sudan, one of the largest buyers of jute goods from Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation, assured Bangladesh of increasing its import from now on besides paying off arrears. The assurance came when a Bangladesh delegation led by State Minister for Jute AK Faezul Huq met Minister for Finance of Sudan Dr Kheir Zubeire, Minister for Agriculture Abdel Hamid Musa Kasha and State Minister for Finance Abdel Rahman Md Al Hasan and Governor of the Central Bank of Sudan Dr Saber Md Hasan on Wednesday. According to a message received here yesterday during the bilateral discussions, the Sudanese counterpart agreed to repay the outstanding dues of BJMC within the shortest possible time. The arrears amount to about 38 million US dollars lying unpaid since 1992. The 6-member delegation consists of Chairman of the Privatisation Board Zafarullah, Director (Finance) of BJMC Abdul Kader Mridha and 3 private-sector businessmen. Managing Director of Golden Fibre Mostaque Ahmed, a leading jute goods exporter of Bangladesh, was present during the discussions. They also had a "fruitful" discussion with the private jute goods importers of Sudan. Now the delegation is in New York to explore marketing network of jute products in the USA. The delegation is expected to return home on August 2. |