Saturday, August 05, 2006

Trade accord signed with Cambodia [and Bangladesh]

Bss, Dhaka
The Daily Star (Bangladesh)


Bangladesh and Cambodia signed a trade agreement yesterday in a bid to help expand and strengthen trade relations between the two countries further and establish the principles of equality and mutual benefit.

Senior Minister of Commerce of Cambodia Dr Cham Prasidh and Bangladesh Ambassador to Thailand and Cambodia Shahed Akhtar signed the deal, said a press release.

Bangladesh is exporting readymade garments, footwear and leather goods, knitwear, pharmaceuticals, tableware, home linen, textiles, sea foods and marine products, tea, potato, jute and jute goods, light engineering products, spices, cosmetics, ceramic and melamine products, and toiletries to Cambodia.

On the other hand, the country imports cotton, edible oil, fertilizer, clinker, staple fibre, yarn and capital machinery from Cambodia.

Shahed Akhtar and Economic Counsellor of Bangladesh Embassy Eakub Ali held several meetings with senior officials of Cambodian commerce ministry and the leaders of Cambodian Chamber of Commerce.

Cambodian businesspeople showed interest in increasing imports from Bangladesh and discussed signing of an MoU between the chambers of the two countries. The Cambodian chamber said a delegation would visit Dhaka soon.

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