Australian agri minister to visit Dhaka
Australian Agriculture Minister Kim Chance is expected to visit Bangladesh next week to explore his country's wool industry market here.
"Bangladesh could become an important export market for Australia's depressed wool industry," he said, according to a report by ABC News Online.
The minister will visit Bangladesh during an overseas tour starting next week, which also includes stops in the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Algeria and Turkey.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel. Chance said he is keen to explore opportunities in Bangladesh for Australian wool to be blended with cotton.
"Bangladesh has a quite sophisticated textile manufacturing industry based on cotton. The combination of wool and cotton of course is not a new technology. I think there are some new opportunities to expand the use of that particular fabric," he said.