Mango Diplomacy: Bangladesh PM sends delicacies to Tripura CM in goodwill gesture

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By  Firstdespatch Desk   Jun 27, 2024

Agartala, Jun 27 (FD) In a goodwill gesture, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday dispatched famous ‘Harbhanga mango’, Hilsa fish and Rasagolla to the Tripura Chief Minister, Dr. Manik Saha.

Officials of Asst. High Commission here received 400 kgs of mangos, 50 kgs of Hilsa fish and 50 kgs of Rasagolla at the Agartala – Akhaura integrated check post and later sent to the official residence of the Tripura Chief Minister had sent 500 kgs of Tripura’s famous Queen Pineapple to the Bangladesh PM last week.

Md Rezaul Haque Chowdhury, the First Secretary of the Assistant High Commission of Bangladesh at Agartala expressed joy over the gesture.

“This is a matter of joy for us as the Prime Minister has sent the famous Bangladeshi Haribhanga mangoes, Hilsa fish, and rasgulla to Chief Minister Dr. Manik Saha. We are always keen to maintain a good neighbourly relation with India and Tripura is our closest neighbor”, Chowdhury said. FD JK