Bangkok:Thai business leaders engaged in discussions with Bangladesh's Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury to explore ways to enhance trade and investment between the two nations.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the meeting took place in Bangkok and involved a delegation from the Thai Chamber of Commerce and the Board of Trade of Thailand. The group, led by Chairman Dr. Poj Aramwattananont, focused on potential cooperation in sectors such as agriculture, fisheries, agro-processing, halal food, tourism, healthcare, and manufacturing. They also discussed increasing access for Bangladeshi products in the Thai market.
The discussion was attended by several notable Bangladeshi officials, including Finance and Planning Adviser Prof. Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir, Special Assistant on Investment and Capital Market Affairs Tanvir Shahriar Ghani, 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.
From the Thai side, the delegation included Vibeke Lyssand Leirvag and Songsang Patavanich, Advisers to the Board of Trade of Thailand, Deputy Secretary General of the Board of Trade of Thailand Prim Jitcharoongphorn, Deputy Chief of the Working Committee on South Asia Pojjana Paniangvait, and Chairman of the Thailand-Bangladesh Business Council Yongyos Pholtanawat.