Kazakhstan keen to expand ties with BD

Kazakhstan has expressed its keenness to expand ties with Bangladesh in all possible areas, particularly the trade, investment and manpower. Bakhitbek Shabarbayev, Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Bangladesh, resident in Islamabad, conveyed the message during his series of meetings in Dhaka on Sunday. The envoy, who is currently on an official visit to Bangladesh, met Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali, State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam, Secretary (Bilateral, Consular and Training)  Mustafa Kamal and Director General (West and Central Asia) M Nazrul Islam of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said a Foreign Ministry media release, according to a news agency.