Bangladesh: South Sudan keen to lease Bangladesh huge land for crop production

DHAKA, 09 February 2022, (TON): South Sudan has expressed keen interest in leasing their huge fellow land to Bangladesh as the African landlocked country has also sought cooperation in producing different crops.

The proposal came while South Sudanese Deputy Minister for Foreign and International Cooperation Affairs Deng DauDeng Malek held a meeting with Agriculture Minister Dr M Abdur Razzaque at his secretariat office here this afternoon.

Responding to the proposal, Bangladesh will send an expert team comprising of various experts including agricultural researchers, scientist and extension workers to the African country to identify particular sector for extending cooperation.

Agriculture Secretary M Sayedul Islam,Additional secretary M Ruhul Amin Talukder, South Sudanese foreign ministry official Mayom Allian, Bangladesh Ambassador to Ethiopia M Nazrul Islam and Deputy Director General of Sena KalyanSangstha Colonel M Mahbubur Rahman, among others, attended the meeting.

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