Professor Dr. Manik Saha, the Chief Minister of Tripura, India, has sent 780 kg of the famous ‘Kew’ variety pineapples as a goodwill gesture to Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman.
On Wednesday (July 29) around 1:00 PM, a total of 620 pineapples packed in 100 decorated cartons arrived in Bangladesh through the Akhaura land port in Brahmanbaria.
Pankaj Jyoti Das, Assistant Consular at the Assistant High Commission of India in Chattogram, received the gift at a handover ceremony organized at the zero line.
Handover at Zero Line & Messages of Goodwill
High-ranking officials from both countries attended the ceremony at the Akhaura zero line, including Apurba Roy, Secretary of the Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare of the Government of Tripura; Director Dr. Phani Bhushan Jamatia; and Dr. Rajiv Ghosh, Consultant at the Department of Horticulture and Soil Conservation.
Speaking at the event, Dr. Rajiv Ghosh noted:
“The Kew variety of pineapple is notably large and juicy. Such structured courtesy exchanges will further strengthen the friendly historical relations between our two nations.”
Tripura’s Agriculture Secretary Apurba Roy emphasized that this special initiative was taken on behalf of the Chief Minister to further foster mutual cordiality and friendly ties between the two neighboring regions.
