Brazil wants to sell beef to Bangladesh at Tk 465 per kg. Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira is coming to Bangladesh on April 7-8. During the visit, he will discuss various business issues, including beef imports from Brazil. According to sources, Brazilian Ambassador Paulo Fernando Dias Ferres held a meeting with Foreign Secretary Masood Bin Momen ahead of the visit of the Brazilian Foreign Minister. At this time, he discussed the issue of beef export. Brazil exports beef to 126 countries in 2023. The country has been showing interest in exporting beef to Bangladesh for the past few years. In this case, Brazil wants to pay four and a half US dollars per kilogram of beef to Bangladesh, i.e. 495 taka. Several senior representatives of the beef exporters' association of that country are scheduled to come to Dhaka as a travel companion of the foreign minister of Brazil. Mauro Vieira will pay a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during the two-day visit. Apart from th
35 Somali pirates taken to India The Indian Navy handed over 35 Somali pirates to the Mumbai Police on the 100th day of its anti-piracy operation in the Red Sea. After nearly a decade of inactivity, pirate violence in the Red Sea is on the rise again. India is the most militarily powerful country in the Gulf of Aden and northern Arabian Sea. The Indian Navy has launched an anti-piracy campaign to suppress piracy in the region due to a sudden increase in important sea routes. As part of an operation last week they seized the Malta-flagged cargo ship MV Rouen and rescued 17 crew and arrested 35 Somali pirates. The MV Rouen was hijacked by pirates off the coast of Somalia last December. Pirates are believed to have recently hijacked the Bangladesh-flagged cargo ship MV Abdullah using the MV Rouen and taken 21 Bangladeshi sailors hostage. The 35 pirates arrested by the Indian Navy can be sentenced to life in prison under the country's Anti-Piracy Act 2022. Indian Navy Chief Admir