Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged India to inform Bangladesh beforehand while taking any decision to stop the export of essential commodities.
“Suddenly, you (India) stopped the export of onions to Bangladesh. If you had notified us about it earlier, we could have managed to import onions from other countries.
She was speaking at the inaugural function of India-Bangladesh Business Forum (IBBF) in New Delhi on Friday, reports BSS.
She added that Dhaka would appreciate if New Delhi informed Bangladesh beforehand while taking any such decision in the future.
The Bangladesh premier while addressing the function at Kamal Mahal Hall of Hotel ICT Maurya also cracked a joke in Hindi which translates as saying she by now have asked her cook not to use onions in preparing food items.
Sheikh Hasina is currently in New Delhi on a four-day official visit to India to attend the India Economic Summit of the World Economic Forum (WEF).
Indian Industry and Railway Minister Piyush Goyal, Bangladesh Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi, Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FBCCI) President Sheikh Fazle Fahim, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) President Vikram Shreekant Kirloskar, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) President Sandip Somany and Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) President Balkrishan Goenka were present at the program.
