Shama Obaed Islam, State Minister for Foreign Affairs, inaugurates Bangladesh-Morocco B2B Meeting Platform in Rabat, Morocco, on Thursday. Bangladesh-Morocco B2B Meeting Platform has been formed opening a new corridor for trade, investment and green innovation cooperation with the Arab country and numerous countries beyond.
"In a landmark moment for South-South commerce", the business forum was formally inaugurated in Rabat by Shama Obaed Islam, State Minister for Foreign Affairs, a foreign ministry spokesman said in Dhaka on Thursday.
The new corridor for trade, investment and green innovation links South Asia with Morocco's gateway to Africa, Europe and beyond, the spokesman says.
"The launch marked the flagship event of the State Minister's two-day visit to Morocco and one of its most significant outcomes," he says, adding that the launching took place Tuesday in Rabat.
In her inaugural remarks, State Minister Shama Obaed said: "The Platform is established to catalyze high-value, innovation-driven and people-centred partnerships, not trade for trade's sake, but trade that builds industries, creates jobs, accelerates technology transfer and drives sustainable growth on both sides."
She conveyed Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's invitation to Moroccan businesses to consider Bangladesh as a key investment destination.
The promotion of Bangladesh's jute and jute-based products emerged as one of the key priorities of the new platform.
An exhibition featuring Bangladeshi jute products was also organized on the Moroccan Chamber premises. The exhibition was jointly inaugurated through a ribbon-cutting ceremony by the State Minister and Hassan Sakhi, President of the Moroccan Chamber of Commerce.
The B2B event, organised by the Embassy of Bangladesh in Rabat in collaboration with the Moroccan Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Services, brought together around 30 leading Moroccan business figures and a seven-member Bangladeshi business delegation.
To give further momentum to this business-to-business platform, a high-level Moroccan business delegation is expected to visit Bangladesh in November 2026 to explore economic zones, industrial hubs and innovation centres, paving the way for investment partnerships and joint ventures.
Sadia Faizunnesa, Bangladesh Ambassador to Morocco, also addressed the event.
Later in the afternoon, the State Minister delivered a lecture titled "Bangladesh Foreign Policy: Focus on Africa" at the Moroccan Institute for Training, Research and Diplomatic Studies in Rabat.
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