Bangladesh, Australia to focus more on trade, investment

Bangladesh and Australia want to expand bilateral relations with more trade, investment and cooperation in human resource development. Australian Foreign Minister Senator Marise Payne called his Bangladesh counterpart Dr AK Abdul Momen recently and discussed bilateral, regional and global issues of mutual interest, including the Rohingya issue,...

Bangladesh signs preferential trade agreement with Bhutan

Bangladesh on Sunday signed its maiden preferential trade agreement (PTA) with Bhutan to boost bilateral trade between the two countries. Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi and Bhutanese Economic Affairs Minister Lyonpo Loknath Sharma signed the agreement on behalf of their respective sides. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Bhutanese counterpar...

Bangladesh and China to enhance economic ties

Bangladesh has laid emphasis on enhanced trade and investment cooperation with China amid growing interest among Chinese investors to invest in Bangladesh. "We are working very closely with the Chinese authorities to know the need of the Chinese importers," said State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam while addressing as the chief gu...

HPM Sheikh Hasina offers 500-acre lands in SEZs to Singapore investors

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has offered the Singapore investors 500 acres of land in the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) for setting up industries. The prime minister made this proposal when visiting delegation of Singapore Business Federation (SBF) called on her at her Sangsad Bhaban office on Tuesday. Chairman of the Singapore Business Federa...

HPM Sheikh Hasina's 7-point proposal to promote intra-CW trade and investment

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has placed a seven-point proposal to promote intra-Commonwealth trade, investment and innovation and urged the grouping to keep the trade regime open and transparent. "We should ensure that the trade regime remains open, rules-based, transparent, inclusive and fair," she said while taking part in an event titled "Co...

Bangladesh signs two MoU on PPP and air service with Singapore

Bangladesh has signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) on air service and public-private partnership with Singapore. The MoU was signed on Monday at the Istana, office of the President of Singapore, in the presence of the prime ministers of both countries. The Confidential MoU on Air Services between the Government of the Peoples' Re...

Bangladesh inks five instruments with Indonesia

Bangladesh and Indonesia have signed five instruments for boosting cooperation in different sectors including trade, diplomacy, fishing and energy between the two countries.The instruments were inked in the presence of visiting Indonesian President Joko Widodo and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after the official talks between the two c...

Find new markets for Bangladeshi products: HPM Sheikh Hasina to exporters

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged the exporters to make their level best efforts to find new markets of Bangladeshi products abroad for further expansion of overseas trade saying it's essential to accelerate current economic growth. "To expand the trade volume, you have to find new markets, develop quality products, enhance productivity, brand...

Bangladesh, Turkey sign two MoUs on economic cooperation

Dhaka and Ankara has signed two memorandum of understanding (MoUs) to strengthen economic cooperation between the two countries.The MoUs were signed following bilateral talks between the two countries at Prime Minister's Office (PMO) on Tuesday in presence of the two prime ministers.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and visiting Turkish Prime Ministe...