PM stresses enhancing Dhaka-Delhi trade
Wednesday, 5 August 2009
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina underscored the need for enhancing bilateral trade between Bangladesh and Pakistan to reduce the existing trade imbalance, reports BSS.
"There are huge potentials for enhancing bilateral trade and due importance should be given to rectify the widening trade gap between the two countries," she said this when Pakistan High Commissioner to Bangladesh Alamgir Bashar Khan Babar called on the Prime Minister at her office Tuesday morning.
Referring to the enhancement of bilateral trade and business, Sheikh Hasina said Pakistani entrepreneurs could invest more in Bangladesh's pharmaceuticals, textiles, information technology, telecommunications and agro-based industries.
Two-way trade in the recent years has been in the range of 300-350 million dollars and Bangladesh's export has remained around 70 million only.
Reiterating Bangladesh's commitment to extend all-out support to root out terrorism from South Asian region, she said terrorist has no religion and boundary and concerted effort is needed to eliminate the threat from the region.
During the meeting, they also discussed matters of mutual interests as well as expansion of trade and business between the two neighbouring countries.
"There are huge potentials for enhancing bilateral trade and due importance should be given to rectify the widening trade gap between the two countries," she said this when Pakistan High Commissioner to Bangladesh Alamgir Bashar Khan Babar called on the Prime Minister at her office Tuesday morning.
Referring to the enhancement of bilateral trade and business, Sheikh Hasina said Pakistani entrepreneurs could invest more in Bangladesh's pharmaceuticals, textiles, information technology, telecommunications and agro-based industries.
Two-way trade in the recent years has been in the range of 300-350 million dollars and Bangladesh's export has remained around 70 million only.
Reiterating Bangladesh's commitment to extend all-out support to root out terrorism from South Asian region, she said terrorist has no religion and boundary and concerted effort is needed to eliminate the threat from the region.
During the meeting, they also discussed matters of mutual interests as well as expansion of trade and business between the two neighbouring countries.