Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Thursday sent 300 kilograms of the popular Haribhanga mangoes as a gift to the Chief Minister of India’s Tripura state and other dignitaries.
The mangoes were sent through Akhaura land port around 5:15 pm on Thursday, packed in 60 cartons.
Every year, the Bangladesh government sends seasonal gift items to Tripura’s state government and key individuals.
In return, Tripura sends Bangladesh its famed and juicy Queen variety pineapples as goodwill gifts.
This year’s mango gift was arranged by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and delivered through an exporter. Officials handed over the consignment to representatives of the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission in Agartala.
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Md Jahangir Alam, revenue officer at the Akhaura Land Customs Station, said the mangoes were sent from the chief adviser’s office to the Bangladesh High Commission in Agartala.
“All customs procedures were completed before the shipment was dispatched,” he said.
In addition to the seasonal mango-pineapple exchanges, the Bangladeshi government also allows the export of Hilsa fish to India for a limited time during Durga Puja as a special goodwill gesture.