Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) – A 25-member Bangladesh frozen food exporters team left Dhaka for Brussels on Sunday to take part in the European Seafood Exposition 2012 which is a big event for seafood exporters and importers across the globe, officials said.
The delegation will attend the European Seafood Exposition to be held on April 24 to April 26. Bangladesh Frozen Foods Exporters Association (BFFEA) President Kazi Shahnewaz is leading the 25-member delegation of Bangladesh frozen food exporters.
Besides the exporters, a 10-member trade delegation headed by member of parliamentary standing committee for commerce ministry Zainul Abedin will also take part in the exposition.
Exhibitors across the world will display seafood products including fresh, canned, frozen, and value-added seafood; storage, processing, and handling equipment; and a host of seafood-related services including freight-handling, insurance, and information technology.
The country’s frozen food exporters exported around 28,000 tones to 30,000 tones of black tiger and fresh water shrimp worth US$270 million to EU countries in fiscal year 2010-11.
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