Bangladesh, Australia keen to become key trade partners

ZOOMBANGLA DESK: Bangladesh High Commissioner to Australia Sufiur Rahman and Australian trade, tourism and investment minister Dan Tehan today expressed their confidence to realise immense potentials so the two countries can emerge as key trade partners.

They expressed their interest during a meeting held at the Australian minister’s parliament office in Canberra, Australia, a press release said here.

During the meeting, they discussed various issues related to expanding trade and identifying scopes for investment between two friendly countries.

The meeting was held ahead of the upcoming Joint Working Group (JWG)’s meeting scheduled to be held on 22 February 2022 in Canberra.

JWG was formed under the trade and investment framework arrangement signed on 15 September 2021.

Australia has recently announced to commission multiple studies to identify key opportunities in Bangladesh for Australian businesses in the infrastructure, IT, mining, and other potential sectors that the Bangladesh High Commission has repeatedly been advocating for the last three years, the release said.

The meeting was also attended by the Australian foreign affairs and trade department’s first assistant secretary for North and South Asia division Gary Cowan and Minister’s Adviser Lachlan Smith, the release added.