CA Yunus urges Bhutan to make investment in Bangladesh
The chief adviser urges PM Tshering to send a delegation of Bhutanese investors to the Investment summit in Dhaka next week
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today (4 April) held a meeting with Prime Minister of Bhutan Tshering Tobgay on the sidelines of the Bimstec Summit and they stressed increased trade and connectivity between the two South Asian neighbours.
The two leaders discussed issues of mutual interest.
The chief adviser urged PM Tshering to send a delegation of Bhutanese investors to the Investment summit in Dhaka next week, Chief Adviser's Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder told UNB.
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They also discussed the latest development regarding the dedicated economic zone Bangladesh has earmarked for Bhutan in the northern Kurigram district.
Tshering said Bhutanese investors would invest in fruit processing and other factories in the economic zone and export the products to the countries in the region.
The Bhutanese prime minister also sought a dedicated fibre optic Internet connection from Bangladesh.
The chief adviser assured all his cooperation in this regard.
He said Dhaka was willing to provide more educational opportunities for Bhutanese students, especially for medical school graduates.
The Bhutanese leader congratulated the Bangladesh chief adviser on assuming the chairmanship of Bimstec. He hoped the Bay of Bengal-focused regional grouping would see a new dynamism with the leadership of Bangladesh.
Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain, SDGs Affairs Principal Coordinator Lamiya Morshed and Foreign Secretary Md Jashim Uddin were also present during the meeting.
