<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;"><b>Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called upon Brazil to import directly Readymade Garment (RMG) products from Bangladesh.</b></span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">"RMG goods from Bangladesh have been being exported to Brazil on a limited scale through the third party. It will be more affordable for Brazil if the country directly imports RMG items from Bangladesh," she said.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The premier came up with the remarks while a delegation of Brazil led by its Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira paid a courtesy call on her at her office here this morning.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">PM's Speech Writer M Nazrul Islam briefed the newsmen after the meeting.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Stressing the need for ensuring trade balance between Bangladesh and Brazil, Sheikh Hasina said the trade balance between the two countries has highly tilted to Brazil.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Brazil can import more products including jute and jute goods and leather items from Bangladesh to make sure the trade balance between the two countries, she continued, reports BSS</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The prime minister said Bangladesh mainly imports sugar, soyabin oil and cotton from Brazil.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"There are huge scopes to increase bilateral trade between Bangladesh and Brazil," she said.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Sheikh Hasina has also stressed the need for enhancing the existing bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Brazil.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/fas</div>