DHAKA, Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud today proposed to
form a “Joint Business Taskforce” coordinated by the apex business bodies of
Bangladesh and the Gambia to expand trade cooperation between the two
countries.
He made the proposal during a bilateral talk with his Gambian counter Dr
Mamadou Tangara on Friday on the sidelines of the OIC’s 15th Summit Pre-
preparatory Foreign Ministers’ Meeting held in Banjul, Gambia, a foreign
ministry’s press release said here today.
During the meeting, the Gambian foreign minister praised Bangladesh’s
remarkable success in the agricultural sector and expressed his intention to
expand trade cooperation between the two countries.
He also expressed his deep appreciation to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for
her solidarity with the Muslim Ummah by sheltering Rohingyas displaced from
Myanmar in Bangladesh.
Tangara also thanked the Bangladesh government for its financial assistance
in the Rohingya genocide case, according to a media release on Saturday.
Banglade
sh foreign minister congratulated the Gambian foreign minister for
chairing the OIC’s 15th Summit Pre-preparatory Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and
expressed his hope to work together to enhance cooperation in various fields
of the OIC during Gambia’s presidency.
Expressing satisfaction at the existing friendly relations between the two
countries, Hasan said that the Gambia may recruit Bangladeshi manpower for
its agriculture sector.
The two foreign ministers also put emphasis on the OIC’s strong role in
resolving the Palestinian issue.
Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen, Bangladesh’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia
and Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the Organisation of Islamic
Cooperation (OIC) Dr Javed Patwary were present at the meeting, among others.
Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha