Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Gifts 2,600 kg Mangoes To PM Modi

A truck carrying 260 cartons of mangoes crossed the Bangladesh-India border through the Benapole port in Jessore on Sunday afternoon, the Daily Star newspaper reported.

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has gifted 2,600 kg of the Haribhanga variety of mangoes to her Indian counterpart - Prime Minister Narendra Modi - as a "memento of friendship". A truck carrying 260 cartons of mangoes crossed the Bangladesh-India border through the Benapole port in Jessore on Sunday afternoon, the Daily Star newspaper reported. The mangoes are a "memento of friendship" between the two countries, Deputy Commissioner of Benapole Customs House Anupam Chakma was quoted as saying in the report. The mangoes are of the Haribhanga variety grown in Rangpur region, the Dhaka Tribune newspaper reported.