Germany to become top export market for BD, hopes Tofail

Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed has expressed the hope that Germany will turn Bangladesh's number one export market in the coming days.
"At this moment, Germany is the second largest export market for Bangladesh. In future, Germany will turn number one export market for us," the minister told journalists after a meeting with a German trade delegation at his Secretariat office on Thursday, reports UNB.
State Secretary at the German Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs Jorg Asmussen led the delegation.
The commerce minister said: "Germany is pleased over Bangladesh's economic development and the country expressed willingness to extend bilateral ties on all fronts."
Bangladesh is working to increase the number of exportable goods apart from finding new export destinations, the minister added.
The commerce minister also shared with the delegation the progress made in the country's readymade garment (RMG) industry after the Rana Plaza disaster.