Bangkok:Thai business leaders discussed ways to strengthen trade and investment between Thailand and Bangladesh with Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury in Bangkok on Monday.
According to United News of Bangladesh, a delegation from the Thai Chamber of Commerce and the Board of Trade of Thailand, led by Chairman Dr. Poj Aramwattananont, met with the minister to explore cooperation in sectors such as agriculture, fisheries, agro-processing, halal food, tourism, healthcare, and manufacturing. The discussions also aimed at providing greater access for Bangladeshi products to the Thai market.
Prominent figures present at the meeting included Prime Minister's Finance and Planning Adviser Prof. Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir, PM's Special Assistant on Investment and Capital Market Affairs Tanvir Shahriar Ghani, and Finance Secretary Dr. Khairuzzaman Mozumder. Economic Relations Division Secretary Shahriar Kader Siddiky, Chairman of the National Board of Revenue Ahsan Habib, and Bangladesh Ambassador to Thailand Andalib Elias were also in attendance, as stated in a release by the Bangladesh mission in Bangkok.
The Thai Chamber delegation included Advisers to the Board of Trade of Thailand Vibeke Lyssand Leirvag and Songsang Patavanich, Deputy Secretary General of the Board of Trade of Thailand and Chief of the Working Committee on South Asia Prim Jitcharoongphorn, Deputy Chief of the Working Committee on South Asia Pojjana Paniangvait, and Chairman of the Thailand-Bangladesh Business Council Yongyos Pholtanawat.