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
Attempted rescue of sailors, exchange of fire Another ship launched an operation to rescue the Bangladeshi ship MV Abdullah, held hostage by Somali pirates. Although there was an exchange of fire between the two sides, the ship retreated due to fear of killing the hostages. A hostage sailor, who did not want to be named, told Jago News at 11:40 pm on Thursday (March 14). He said, 'Yesterday night (Wednesday night) a Navy ship is trying to rescue us. They (the pirates) did not give us. They (Somali Navy) fired from outside. Then the pirates say that we (Bangladeshi sailors) are hostages. If they (Somali Navy) attack, they will kill us." The hostage sailor said, "Then they moved away. They (Somali Navy) are following us from 20 nautical miles away. Telling our captain, they are following us, 20 nautical miles away. As possible they will not be able to come near. Earlier on Tuesday (March 12) Bangladeshi ship MV Abdullah was captured by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean