“WE want to explore this opportunity, and also we want to grab Chinese market potentiality,” said Eleash Mridha, managing director of Bangladesh’s leading business group Pran, ahead of the China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai.

Pran, the largest agribusiness and plastic product manufacturer in Bangladesh, currently exports goods to 145 countries, and it has decided to expand its footprints in China, said Mridha, noting that the CIIE offers an excellent platform for global companies to explore and expand in the Chinese market.

“I hope that Chinese consumers will enjoy our taste and our quality products.” Mridha said their products manufactured through the Chinese equipment are in line with global standards. “We’ve been acquiring a lot of equipment from China as well as we are bringing a lot of Chinese technology to our country to enrich our industrial growth,” said the official, adding that they are working with many big Chinese companies since long.

According to Mridha, his company buys equipment from Chinese companies, and they send their people to train Pran staffers. “Also, we’ve sent our people to China for training,” he added.

Al Mamun Mridha, acting secretary general of the Bangladesh China Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCCI), said it presents huge opportunities that have kept the world economy rolling during hard times, showing China’s sense of obligation and responsibility towards the world.

Acknowledging China has taken a zero-tariff treatment for 98% of taxable items exported to China from Bangladesh, the BCCCI official said he hopes more Bangladeshi businessmen will take the opportunity to increase exports to China.

The BCCCI official said: “I request more and more Bangladeshi companies to join this great platform and to take advantage of the global business community that you may find in this very occasion.”(Xinhua)