Business leaders from Bangladesh and Bhutan stressed the need for tapping the potentials for expanding bilateral trade in agricultural products, including fruits, vegetables, and spices.
Business leaders of both the countries also emphasized on further strengthening partnership and mutual cooperation between the two countries in this regard.
The emphasis was made when the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) held a discussion meeting with the Bhutanese business delegation at FBCCI office in the city's Motijheel area on Wednesday.
During the meeting, they discussed unexplored and potential areas for expanding bilateral trade between Bangladesh and Bhutan, said an FBCCI press release.
The Bhutanese business delegation was led by Dawa Dakpa, Regional Director of the Regional Agricultural Marketing and Cooperative Office (RAMCO). Head of FBCCI's International Affairs Wing Md. Zafar Iqbal and Minister Counselor (Commerce) of the Bhutanese Embassy in Dhaka Dawa Tshering were present at the meeting.
The business leaders at the meeting called for further simplification of the import-export process between Bangladesh and Bhutan to exploit mutual market potentials. FBCCI former Directors President of Bangladesh Agro Feed Ingredients Importers and Traders Association A. M. Amirul Islam Bhuiyan were present at the meeting.
