Foreign Minister Dr. A. K. Abdul Momen, M.P. received a business delegation from Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) from India on 07 August 2023 Monday in the afternoon at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dhaka. Dr. Momen, during his interaction with the delegation, expressed his satisfaction over the excellent bilateral relation between Bangladesh and India. He noted that both Bangladesh and India have made remarkable growth in trade and investment in the recent years. He urged that the two countries should work together to complement each other’s economies, especially, when the world is experiencing economic recession due to Covid-19 pandemic and ongoing geopolitical crisis.
Dr. Momen noted, due to the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, regional stability has been ensured, which has benefited both the countries to augment economic growth. Dr. Momen stressed on working for the promotion of bilateral trade and commerce in a balanced manner and emphasized to remove all kinds of trade barriers, especially, tariff and non-tariff barriers for enhancement of trade volume between Bangladesh and India. He invited the business delegation to invest in Bangladesh and take advantage of the congenial investment regime of the country. He stressed on developing the two Special Economic Zones (SEZs) located at Mirsarai and Mongla dedicated for India at an expeditious manner, so that, more investment can be accommodated.
The Indian delegation appreciated the recent remarkable socio-economic growth achieved under the dynamic leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. They expressed their readiness to engage with various business bodies for promoting trade and commerce with a view to achieving economic development in both the countries. They also expressed their keen interest in investing in Bangladesh especially in health, education and power sector. They also proposed to launch BIMSTEC Chamber of Commerce to promote trade and commerce amongst the BIMSTEC member states. Foreign Minister appreciated the idea and assured of extending necessary support in this regard.
Indian Chamber of Commerce which was set up in 1925, has a special focus on promoting trade and commerce in the South Asian and South East Asian countries. They are visiting Dhaka from 6-8 August 2023 and meeting various Chambers and business houses in Bangladesh.