A seven-member delegation from South Sudan led by Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Deng Dau Deng Malek visited Pran-RFL's Industrial Park at Palash in Narsingdi yesterday.
The delegation also included General Chol Thon Balok, deputy minister for defence and veteran affairs, a press release said.
Ahsan Khan Chowdhury, chairman of Pran-RFL Group, Eleash Mridha, managing director of Pran Group, RN Paul, managing director of RFL Group, and Kamruzzaman Kamal, director for marketing at Pran-RFL Group, apprised the delegation about various aspects of the production process.
Expressing satisfaction about the overall activities of the factory, Deng Dau Deng Malek said, "There is a good demand for agro-processing products in South Sudan. Pran can grab the opportunity. The steps taken by the group for manufacturing products using modern technologies are praiseworthy."
Ahsan Khan Chowdhury said Pran-RFL is now exporting to 47 African countries and the demand for their products is increasing day by day.
"We hope we will do better to export our products to South Sudan in the upcoming days," Chowdhury said.
Md Tarikul Islam, director-general for Africa at the foreign affairs ministry, Brigadier General Md Shamim Kamal, chief instructor, armed forces war course at the National Defence College, and Abu Nayeem Mohammed Maruf Khan, deputy commissioner of Narsingdi, were present. - thedailystar.net
