Bangladesh earned over Tk 360 million by exporting tea in the last fiscal year, said Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed.
"Bangladesh fetched foreign currencies equivalent to Taka 36,03,02,767 by exporting 23,89,801 kgs of tea in the last fiscal," said he.
The minister said it in reply to a written query raised by treasury bench member M Abdul Latif (Chittagong-1) on Sunday, reports BSS.
Responding to another written question placed by Awami League lawmaker Nurunnabi Chowdhury (Bhola-3), the commerce minister said Bangladesh exported medicines to 110 countries in the last fiscal year.
The countries which imported medicines from Bangladesh included the United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Belgium, Burundi, Brazil, Bhutan, Botswana, India, Italy, Iran, Iraq, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Canada, the USA, the UK, Turkey, Tunisia, South Africa, Taiwan, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Nepal, Oman, Panama, the Philippines, Senegal, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Singapore, Sudan, Korea, Lebanon, France, Germany, Denmark, Costa Rica, Romania, Tanzania, Jamaica and Jordan, he said.
Tofail said the government has taken various measures for expanding the export market of pharmaceutical industry.
