Sweden can be benefited by importing ships from Bangladesh: PM
Friday, 5 November 2010
Newly-appointed Swedish Ambassador in Bangladesh Anne Margareta (Anneli) Lindahl Kenny paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina at the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Thursday noon, reports UNB.
During the meeting they discussed various issues of national and bilateral development.
The prime minister thanked Sweden and other European countries for their all out support to holding the December 29, 2008 general elections and thus restoring democracy in Bangladesh.
On bilateral trade and business, the PM said Sweden could be benefited by importing ships from Bangladesh as the country is manufacturing ships of world standard.
In this regard, the PM said the government has allocated designated areas for flourishing ship-building industries in the country.
Bangladesh has already exported ships to several countries including Europe, she added.
Setting up of solar panel in Bangladesh for power generation, construction of deep sea port, elevated express way, sub-way and railway link in Bangladesh came up for discussion at the meeting.
Margareta recalled prime minister Sheikh Hasina's visits to Sweden and lauded her leadership and valuable contributions to face climate change impacts and global warming. She also greeted Bangladesh for its election a member of International Telecommunications Union (ITU).
The prime minister and the Swedish envoy expressed their hope that bilateral relationship between the two countries would be further strengthened in the days to come.
Ambassador at Large M Ziauddin, Secretary to the PMO Mollah Waheeduzzaman and PM's Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad were present on the occasion.
An FE Report adds: Denmark is keenly interested to do more business with Bangladesh in ready-made garments (RMG), ship building industry, pharmaceuticals and information technology (IT) sector.
Danish Ambassador Svend Olling expressed the interest in a courtesy meeting with Commerce Minister Muhammad Faruk Khan at his Secretariat office in city.
Business between Bangladesh and Denmark increased by 30 per cent last year. The ambassador thanked Bangladesh government for this increase and expected more growth as doing business with Bangladesh became easier.
"We will remove any obstacle to developing business relation with Denmark", the commerce minister said, assuring the Danish ambassador. The minister also thanked the Danish authority for the increased business relation.
Current balance of trade between Bangladesh and Denmark is in favour of Bangladesh. Bangladesh exported goods and services worth $231.72 million to Denmark while import amounted to $48.16 million.
Major items of export from Bangladesh are knitwear, woven garments, shrimp, home textile, computer services and pharmaceuticals.
Commercial Counsellor of Danish embassy Morten Siem Lynge was also present in the meeting.
During the meeting they discussed various issues of national and bilateral development.
The prime minister thanked Sweden and other European countries for their all out support to holding the December 29, 2008 general elections and thus restoring democracy in Bangladesh.
On bilateral trade and business, the PM said Sweden could be benefited by importing ships from Bangladesh as the country is manufacturing ships of world standard.
In this regard, the PM said the government has allocated designated areas for flourishing ship-building industries in the country.
Bangladesh has already exported ships to several countries including Europe, she added.
Setting up of solar panel in Bangladesh for power generation, construction of deep sea port, elevated express way, sub-way and railway link in Bangladesh came up for discussion at the meeting.
Margareta recalled prime minister Sheikh Hasina's visits to Sweden and lauded her leadership and valuable contributions to face climate change impacts and global warming. She also greeted Bangladesh for its election a member of International Telecommunications Union (ITU).
The prime minister and the Swedish envoy expressed their hope that bilateral relationship between the two countries would be further strengthened in the days to come.
Ambassador at Large M Ziauddin, Secretary to the PMO Mollah Waheeduzzaman and PM's Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad were present on the occasion.
An FE Report adds: Denmark is keenly interested to do more business with Bangladesh in ready-made garments (RMG), ship building industry, pharmaceuticals and information technology (IT) sector.
Danish Ambassador Svend Olling expressed the interest in a courtesy meeting with Commerce Minister Muhammad Faruk Khan at his Secretariat office in city.
Business between Bangladesh and Denmark increased by 30 per cent last year. The ambassador thanked Bangladesh government for this increase and expected more growth as doing business with Bangladesh became easier.
"We will remove any obstacle to developing business relation with Denmark", the commerce minister said, assuring the Danish ambassador. The minister also thanked the Danish authority for the increased business relation.
Current balance of trade between Bangladesh and Denmark is in favour of Bangladesh. Bangladesh exported goods and services worth $231.72 million to Denmark while import amounted to $48.16 million.
Major items of export from Bangladesh are knitwear, woven garments, shrimp, home textile, computer services and pharmaceuticals.
Commercial Counsellor of Danish embassy Morten Siem Lynge was also present in the meeting.