National Chamber to hold session with Bangladesh High Commissioner

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High Commissioner of Bangladesh Tarik Ahsan will be the Special Guest Speaker at a session on ‘Bilateral Trade between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh’ on Tuesday 16 June from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Chamber Auditorium, No. 450, D.R. Wijewardene Mawatha, Colombo.

The High Commissioner will be accompanied by Counsellor Borhan Uddin. Presentation will be on export/import opportunities, current business trend, trade potential, investment opportunities and other services available in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh is among the top 25 export destinations of Sri Lanka, two-way trade between the two countries increased by 67% to $139 million in 2013 from 2012. Both Sri Lankan and Bangladeshi economies are expected to expand in 2015.

There will also be a Q&A session where the participants will get an opportunity to interact with the High Commissioner and ask any queries connected to trade with Bangladesh. For registration for this session kindly contact Fouad at the Chamber via 4741788 email [email protected].