Well bro, the raw materials that you are talking about here- are those better in Pakistan than India?! how much better? cheaper too? Transportation cost? you want to see even a bigger trade deficit with Pakistan?(yes i know we have bigger deficit with India but then India's and Pakistan's economy are not comparable. We can expect better, probably way better relation in trade with India than what we have right now but Pakistan???) Pakistan does not have strong enough economy and raw material production/storage to mitigate Bangladesh's need in sudden crisis. India has it. I did not mean that we should trade with India because we love it and we shall do not trade with Pakistan because we hate it! NO, do not get me wrong. I never said that. But just for the sake of "diversification of the economy", we would put aside all other consideration in trade and economy? The main objective of diversifying the economy and foreign trade is to minimize risk in security that comes from a single source of import-trade. I do not know why would Bangladesh be scared of that? Beside I think there is more risk of this kind when you trade with Pakistan than India, if we think in realistic measure. Lets not get emotional. Just some thoughts that I wanted you to know.
Only business people and traders, and not the govt, decide about the quality of products from a certain source. It is their choice whether to buy or not. So, it is wrong for anybody to say beforehand that the quality of goods is bad in a certain country. Politics should be left aside to make room for growth of business.
Even today, BD imports $600 million worth of goods from Pakistan. Now, nobody forces you to buy any of these goods from a retail shop. But, you cannot suggest stoppage of importing these goods from Pakistan for reasons other than strictly business.
By the way, as far as I know, quality of some Pakistani textile goods, such as pillow covers, door/window curtains, bed-sheets, is much higher than the Indian goods. These goods will be cheaper when a train transit is introduced between BD and Pakistan, even if we are not that brotherly countries. I also think, all the made in Pakistan ladies' dresses such as salwar-kameej, shoes and others are of good quality.
They are supposed to have good quality milk products, but I am not sure about it. Only a Pakistani can tell about it. But, their Basmati rice is far better than the Indfian one. When peace is re-established in Pakistan, it can feed double its population and we need food to overcome chronic food shortage in the overcrowded BD. Also, think of all those surplus fruits in Pakistan.
We have to understand one thing. Whatever the Pak army did in 1971, is now regretted by its general population since its end. That war should not put hindrance to further a good relationship between the two countries. We are Muslims, our hearts should be broad as it was before when Muslims ruled over half the world. We should put aside petty things and strive for better relationship with Pakistan. Small mindedness is a part of Hinduism and not Islam. We better get rid of our smallness. Let us try to be like Sk. Mujib. With all his faults, he was big in heart.