Bangladesh, Malaysia to work together to expand market for Halal products

Officials from Bangladesh and Malaysia have expressed their determination to work together to expand the market for "Halal products" and develop the "Halal ecosystem".

They came up with the interest at a meeting of the Islamic Foundation's Halal Certification Department with the delegation of Serunai Malaysia and the Islamic Development Bank at the foundation's head office in Dhaka today (12 December), according to a press release.

The foundation's Director General Md Saiful Islam inaugurated the meeting, which discussed various aspects of the "Reverse Linkage Project" between Bangladesh and Malaysia for the development of the "Diagnostic Mission Halal Ecosystem".

The speakers said that the project will enrich the existing Halal ecosystem in Bangladesh and expand the Halal market by identifying opportunities for cooperation through the exchange of relevant knowledge, technology and expertise from Malaysia and Bangladesh, exploring potential trade and investment between the two countries.

Speakers said that the two countries also believed that this project would play an important role in enhancing the efficiency of the Islamic Foundation in issuing Halal certificates.

They opined that the reverse linkage project will also be able to play an important role in accelerating the development of the Halal ecosystem through interconnection between countries.

Deputy Director of the Islamic Foundation's Halal Certification Department Dr Md Abu Saleh Patwary presented the keynote paper at the meeting.

Serunai Halal Centre of Excellence Head Mohd Jabal, Serunai Halal Centre of Excellence Manager Nabil Zarini, and representatives from the Ministry of Religious Affairs, Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Food, Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Economic Relations Division, National Board of Revenue, Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Bangladesh Food Safety Authority, and Islami Bank Bangladesh, were also present.