Dhaka, Sept. 10 -- Bangladesh will soon send a trade delegation to Sri Lanka to assess the market potential for exporting potatoes and explore opportunities to export onions, Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir said on Thursday.

The decision was taken at a bilateral meeting between Muktadir and Sri Lankan Minister of Trade, Commerce and Food Security Wasantha Samarasinghe on the sidelines of the 11th Belt and Road Summit 2026 in Hong Kong.

The meeting discussed Bangladesh's agricultural production capacity, potato prices in the Sri Lankan market and challenges in regional supply chains.

Muktadir said Bangladesh has a significant surplus of potatoes and onions after meeting domestic demand, making it necessary to develop new expo...