On April 1st, 2009

Her Excellency Ms. Dilip Barua Industrial Minister of Bangladesh at 23rd meeting of BSTI (Bangladesh Standard Testing Institute), said the government will turn BSTI into a modern standard control organization to build Bangladesh into an industrial country.

At the meeting, the BSTI was directed to take necessary steps to provide Halal certification to grab the opportunity of exporting Bangladeshi Halal foods as per demand of the world market.

On Nov.1, 2010

Malaysian is making forays into hitherto untapped markets to source its halal meats supply. After Pakistan it is now in negotiations with Bangladesh to import halal meat. A delegation led by Dr. Isa, the Chief Minister of Perlis state of Malaysia is currently visiting Bangladesh and expressed hope that trade between the two countries will be mutually beneficial.

The delegation expressed keen interest in importing halal meats, fruits, and other agriculture products. There is huge potentiality of improving trade relations between the two countries, Dr Isa said adding Malaysia wants to improve trade ties with Bangladesh.He said he would share experiences of his Bangladesh visit and different potentials with the central government of Malaysia to enhance the bilateral trade relations. The Bangladesh government recently announced its intention to form a halal certification board and has formed a high level committee in this regard.

On 11/10/2010

Bangladesh: Halal food certification board on cards
The Bangladesh government has moved to form a high-profile committee to recommend ways to establish a board for certification for halal foods after repeated appeals from processed food exporters. The traders have set a target to grab a portion of the $660 billion global market for halal products.

In the last six months, around a dozen processed food traders received about $250 million of export orders on condition that the products must be accredited with an authorised halal certification body.