The Bangladesh embassy in Kathmandu has presented some of Bangladesh's finest mangoes to prominent people in Nepal. The gift was made under this year's "Season's Best Compliments" initiative, as a diplomatic token of goodwill and friendship.

Md Kamrul Islam Bhuiyan, public relations officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, gave the information on the night of Friday, 12 June.

He said more than 1,750 kg of high-quality Bangladeshi mangoes were sent as gifts to distinguished Nepalis, senior government officials, ambassadors and members of the diplomatic corps, business leaders, civil society representatives, and close friends and well-wishers of Bangladesh and its people in Kathmandu.

The embassy team delivered the mango packets to more than 360 recipients, including Nepal's president, the speaker and members of the cabinet.

The mangoes were freshly picked from two orchards in Chapainawabganj, known as the mango capital of Bangladesh. To protect their quality and freshness, they were sent to Kathmandu with great care through Banglabandha port, via the Fulbari land port (Siliguri border) and Kakarbhitta port.

They were of the popular Khirshapat variety, which holds a local GI certificate and is widely regarded as one of the tastiest mangoes in South Asia.

The embassy said the initiative reflects the long-standing friendship between Bangladesh and Nepal and the close ties between their peoples, and that the gift serves as a symbol of warmth, goodwill and diplomatic cordiality that will further strengthen bilateral relations.

The Bangladesh embassy thanked everyone who contributed to carrying out this "mango diplomacy" initiative in Nepal.

Source: Jagonews24. First published in Bengali on The Agro News.