KL agrees to reduce trade gap with Dhaka

Bangladesh and Malaysia on Wednesday agreed to boost bilateral trade and commerce, especially to reduce the trade gap, with Kula Lumpur assuring Dhaka of starting negotiations on free trade agreement (FTA). Malaysia also assured Bangladesh of extending support to it to become Asean’s dialogue partner and hosting the next joint commission meeting between the two countries in 2015. The bilateral meeting between Bangladesh and Malaysia was held at the Malaysian Prime Minister's Office at Perdana Square in Putrajaya. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina led the Bangladesh side while Najib Abdul Razak the Malaysian side, according to a news agency.