UAE keen to set up deep-sea port, container terminal in BD: Tofail

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has expressed keen interest to set up deep seaport in Sonadia and a container terminal in Doublemooring, Chittagong through their DP World, a leader in international marine terminal operations and development, logistics and related services, reports UNB.
UAE Minister for Economy Engineer Shaikh Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansouri  conveyed the interest to Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed during bilateral talks held Wednesday at the UAE Minister's office, according to a Commerce Ministry media release.
Tofail Ahmed thanked the UAE government for their keen interest in recent times to invest in Bangladesh particularly in the ports, sea ports and tourism sectors, and expressed the hope that the UAE side would further explore investing in the thrust sectors like communication networks, energy, power and infrastructural development including aviation in Bangladesh.
The commerce minister paid a two-day visit to the UAE at the invitation of the UAE Ministry of Economy.
The UAE minister expressed the hope to further work to enhance the bilateral trade and foreign direct investment.
On the issue of investing through Abu Dhabi Fund, the UAE minister urged the Bangladeshi side to brief the UAE side on the priority sectors with proper studies and projects.
He also mentioned that the cooperation in the area of ports will open up other areas of cooperation as well.
Mr Tofail raised the issue of visa complexities for Bangladesh nationals with particular focus on business and labour visa, and urged the UAE authorities to resolve the issues.