On Wednesday, Bangladesh Agricultural Development corporation signed a memorandum of understanding with Tunisian Chemical Group in Tunis, the capital of Tunisia. Bangladesh will import 150,000 tonnes of triple superphosphate from Tunisia in 2023. This was announced by the agriculture ministry.

The agreement was signed by BADC Chairman Abdullah Sajjad and GCT General Manager Mohammad Ridha Chalghoum in the presence of Agriculture Secretary Wahida Akhtar and Deputy Secretary Badiul Alam.

BADC has been importing TSP from Tunisia on a G2G basis since 2008, according to the ministry.

Agricultural Secretary Wahida Akhtar, Tunisian Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries Minister Abdel Manam Belati, and Industry, Minerals and Power Minister Neyla Nouria Gangi had a meeting and during the meeting, they expressed interest in increasing bilateral relations with Bangladesh in the field of agriculture and trade.