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Kamal seeks more Turkish investment in Bangladesh

November 21, 2019 00:00:00


Finance Minister A H M Mustafa Kamal has sought more Turkish investment in Bangladesh's various sectors, reports BSS.

The finance minister said this in Turkish capital Ankara where he attended the Bangladesh-Turkey Joint Economic Commission meeting on Wednesday, according to an official release.

Kamal called for Turkish investment in abundance in Bangladesh's different sectors including power and energy, science and technology, ICT, shipbuilding, shipping transport, agriculture, education and natural disaster management.

He also sought more investment from Turkey in the fields of urbanisation, civil aviation and tourism, cultural tourism, human resource development, jute and textiles alongside development assistance.

The minister is leading a Bangladesh delegation at the meeting.

The meeting kicked off on Tuesday to highlight a total of 15 areas including boosting trade and commerce between the two countries. Along with reviewing the existing bilateral economic relations between Dhaka and Ankara, the meeting is also discussing in details on how to boost economic cooperation between the two nations in a fresh manner.

During the tour, Kamal will also attend the round-table meeting of Turkey-Bangladesh Business Council in Ankara scheduled for November 21, a finance ministry official said in Dhaka.

Economic Relations Division (ERD) Secretary Monowar Ahmed is accompanying the minister during the tour.

After wrapping up his visit, the finance minister will return home on November 24 via Kolkata.


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