Argentina has informed Bangladesh that the South American country is open to exporting soybean, beef and fertilizer to Bangladesh.  Undersecretary of State for Foreign Policy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Argentina, Claudio Javier Rozencwaig, conveyed this during his meeting with State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam at his office on Tuesday.  Both sides acknowledged that the current world-wide crisis in the supply of fertilizer and energy might hamper agricultural supplies further. Claudio led a four-member delegation to Bangladesh. The delegation included Hugo Gobbi, Ambassador of the Argentine Republic to Bangladesh resident in New Delhi, India.  During the meeting with Shahriar, the Argentine Undersecretary handed over a message of felicitations from the Argentine Foreign Minister on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Bangladesh and Argentina.  The State Minister recalled the movement in Argentina led by famous Argentine poet Victoria Ocampo during the Liberation War in 1971.  He mentioned that poet Ocampo played an important role in raising public opinion to denounce war and support the right cause of Bangalees.  During the meeting both sides agreed on the importance of further strengthening business and commercial ties between the two nations.  The State Minister emphasized the importance of cooperation between the two countries in the field of agriculture.  Read: Bangladesh, Argentina to strengthen economic ties; MoU on FOC signed

State-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will procure 25,000 metric tonnes of sugar and 30,000mt refined soybean oil from local suppliers to keep the domestic market stable during Ramadan.